From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 9 22:37:09 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 814CC14F for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2012 22:37:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-we0-f182.google.com (mail-we0-f182.google.com [74.125.82.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 104BA8FC1B for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2012 22:37:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-we0-f182.google.com with SMTP id u54so1204084wey.13 for ; Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:37:07 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=9U3onKW5ce5JmxOeMXQErygfHfYDDpifO0tpbVbspKs=; b=z9Sqw7F+FafYc7Jh/hm7aUYyDUx3eSmb/co3OOS8a+2uvQVeH9U7WXuZTInuyE/sc5 xHM1PYfpLZ6AJHGAshT+cB75yKcOqq80ac4qW6FaSBZ0M1sedCs6ILIsa7j3uU6FK13X /8prC76vfg4mEiSVLMpCyzwPMDKgInjsCTCiCSw7NdW5zfgaLq2M96Dulyg1O2Ivivmu t0CG9p3SksuLtgiHcejt+jdf1Gkm96bMiQ/5e8uAZOYtCXpWsW6ieUKgE94nG2EEERsf AJQNQFywXLQXUtwmexuqeqwDIB9eTdVgYqKoZM6VZEb5xDClYstXBkvGEpWA6nseOdPt wCCA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.97.137 with SMTP id ea9mr7802587wib.13.1355092627792; Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:37:07 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.217.57.9 with HTTP; Sun, 9 Dec 2012 14:37:07 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20594.1355090530@tristatelogic.com> References: <20121209091305.238100@gmx.com> <20594.1355090530@tristatelogic.com> Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 14:37:07 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 3rpdrTJxNHSxFJgcSZ8miqbYINo Message-ID: Subject: Re: FreeBSD for serious performance? From: Adrian Chadd To: "Ronald F. Guilmette" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:37:09 -0000 .. the problem with Alpha is that there wasn't anyone who wanted to support it any longer. If someone wanted to stand up and resurrect it, support it, etc; I doubt the FreeBSD project would complain. The same thing is happening with ia64. Marcel still cares and he still does a lot of ia64 heavy lifting. Adrian