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Date:      Fri, 8 Sep 2000 20:54:26 +0100 (BST)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Paul Saab <paul@mu.org>
Cc:        Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com>, Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, "David E. O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>, cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/common boot.c module.c src/sys/boot/forth loader.conf src/sys/conf Makefile.alpha Makefile.i386 Makefile.pc98 kmod.mk src/share/mk bsd.own.mk
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009082053170.530-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000907123839.B85757@elvis.mu.org>

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On Thu, 7 Sep 2000, Paul Saab wrote:

> Jordan Hubbard (jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com) wrote:
> > I'm afraid that IPv6 is something which could be worked on by anyone
> > with a standard PC and some time and inclination, however.  I'm still
> > curious to know how someone without an IA-64 could do much of tangible
> > benefit, and most folks are in that boat whether they're FreeBSD
> > committers or not.  Let's not forget that much of the Linux IA-64
> > port was actually done by Intel engineers. :-(
> 
> Intel is giving away for FREE their developer manuals on the IA-64, but
> Jordan is right.  Who's really going to work on a port without hardware?
> I can get more hardware and get it shipped to people, but I am only going
> to do that for someone who is willing to work on the port.  I dont want
> to waste my time harrassing Intel if someone is just going to sit on
> their ass once they get the machine.  Any takers????

I have some code already written for this but its a long way from being
ready to even compile, let alone test. I'm likely to do initial testing
using a simulator anyway so I don't need hardware.

-- 
Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 20 8348 3944




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