Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 13:46:29 -0700 From: "Don O'Neil" <don@whtech.com> To: "Alton, Matthew" <Matthew.Alton@anheuser-busch.com>, <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Free BSD Port to new platform. (fwd) Message-ID: <01dc01bdb744$228a73c0$64f8d7cf@daoneil.pbvideo.com>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
I was thinking the same thing, to get more than one group on-line to help out. The BEST thing that we have going for us is the HUGE "talent pool" of "hackers" out there that would love to get their hands on such a box. We're hoping that we can make this new platform "instantly sucessfull", which would mean we will have to provide every last detail, every last "loop hole", every last "secret", and TONS of support and assistance to the developing people, including free hardware (Everyone loves free stuff!!!). We are currently nailing down the last specs, and will begin to roll out prototypes in the comming months, then we have to write a BOOT system. If there is anyone out there with experience writing a boot program, PLEASE contact us, we can use your help. Input is also welcomed once the final specs are published. Don -----Original Message----- From: Alton, Matthew <Matthew.Alton@anheuser-busch.com> To: 'Don O'Neil' <don@whtech.com>; hackers@FreeBSD.ORG <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 12:00 PM Subject: RE: Free BSD Port to new platform. (fwd) >With full access to the platform specs and the cooperation of design and > >engineering people the project amounts to rewriting the >hardware-dependent >portions of the code, resolving issues like endianness, alignment.... >and >writing drivers for your new devices. It's a substantial project but >the process >is quite well-defined. The NetBSD people have a small jump here with >the >MIPS-specific work largely out of the way. The real issue is >willingness to >do the work. Why not work with all comers? If this new platform is >even >vaguely interesting it would be very difficult to keep hackerfolk from >supplying >it with a real OS for free, anyway. :-) I'd bet that you could get a >different OS >port done per each prototype box that you were willing to supply. >This sounds very interesting. Let's do it. > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Don O'Neil [SMTP:don@whtech.com] >> Sent: Friday, July 24, 1998 12:10 PM >> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: Re: Free BSD Port to new platform. (fwd) >> >> What would the process be involved in this type of port? >> It has been suggested to me that I look into NetBSD instead since they >> have >> a MIPS port allready. >> >> Don >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Alton, Matthew <Matthew.Alton@anheuser-busch.com> >> To: 'Jan B. Koum ' <jkb@best.com>; hackers@FreeBSD.ORG >> <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> >> Cc: don@whtech.com <don@whtech.com> >> Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 9:40 AM >> Subject: RE: Free BSD Port to new platform. (fwd) >> >> >> >Sounds fun. Let's do it. >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Jan B. Koum [SMTP:jkb@best.com] >> >> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 1998 6:29 PM >> >> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG >> >> Cc: don@whtech.com >> >> Subject: Free BSD Port to new platform. (fwd) >> >> >> >> >> >> Hello Don, >> >> >> >> I am forwarding your mail to hackers mailing list where someone >> >> will be able to answer your questions better. >> >> >> >> -- Yan >> >> >> >> Jan Koum jkb@best.com | "Turn up the lights; I >> don't >> >> want >> >> www.FreeBSD.org -- The Power to Serve | to go home in the dark." >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> >> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 14:18:56 -0700 >> >> From: Don O'Neil <don@whtech.com> >> >> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> >> Subject: Free BSD Port to new platform. >> >> >> >> Our company is currently developing a new MIPS based >> computing/gaming >> >> platform. Whom do I speak with to find out the feasability of >> creating >> >> a >> >> Free BSD port for this platform? Full platform specs will be >> published >> >> in >> >> the coming weeks with prototypes rolling by years end. It would be >> >> wonderfull to have a great OS like Free BSD available for >> developers >> >> and >> >> enthusiasts alike. >> >> >> >> Don O'Neil >> >> Western Horizon Technologies >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message >> > >> >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message >> > >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?01dc01bdb744$228a73c0$64f8d7cf>