Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:31:39 +0000 (GMT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: FreeBSD-chat <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Heck With Mac68k, How about G3/G4? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910081110430.79357-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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Darwin runs based on BSD 4.4. If you have been paying real close attention you know that Apple people have talked about using FreeBSD code. ( I use to search their sight and come back with hits for FreeBSD this and that. ) I know Darwin runs a Mach microkernel. It would seem to me that one could build FreeBSD source under the Mach kernel using whatever compiler runs on Darwin to create a pseudo port of FreeBSD that uses -stable with a Mach kernel. Maybe using a NetBSD kernel would be even better. It seems like one would need a cpu = G3 config option once all the tools are built and away you go. Kinda like the great aout-to-elf conversion. I know its not _that_ easy. I would think it is easier than starting from scratch. Are there any Mac owners out there crazy enough to do this? I know Jordan might not spend any effort to make it happen. If someone gave it to him on a silver platter I bet he wouldn't say no. :) Why would _I_ want such a thing? Choice and diversity is my reason. Anything to break the dominant Wintel paradigm is good with me. Thank You, | http://students.washington.edu/jcwells Jason Wells | "Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither | freedom nor security." - Benjamin Franklin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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