Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:35:15 -0600 (CST) From: dave <dave@comsite.net> To: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: alpha port Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971110162220.29486A-100000@bsdserve1.comsite.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971110103109.23184A-100000@shell.uniserve.com>
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Hmmm, actually I am -definitely- planning on contributing something. Hence the reason I asked specifically if anyone has worked on the the 'initial stage...bootstrap'. I was trying to put across that the palcode seems to be out of my reach right now but I have documentation and hardware for much of the system that I am just waiting to put to use whenever I can. I would really like to get FreeBSD running instead of NetBSD on this box. I am looking to establish a timeline of when an initial PALcode will be working so I can dedicate some time and funds to the project. With nobody saying anything at all I can't even begin to move things out of the way to help on the project. And attempting to redo work on the PALcode or bootstrap when someone else might be doing it would seem silly, especially when I have never looked at the code before a few weeks ago. As I sent a message to Jordan many weeks ago, I even have a machine that I was willing to donate to the cause, but since you guys ending up receiving machines from Digital I found out you didnt need them right now. I also have working OSF/1 (the release before they changed the name to digital unix, whichever one that is...i forget)... and NetBSD installs on the machine, and I also have much of the linux source tree sitting around on another machine that I have been studying. So, I'm sorry for being annoying but I figured it was the only way I could get a response from anyone, because I had tried to be nice about it several times in the past. If there is some other place that I can be so I can be closer to whatever communication circles than I am now, please inform me where that is. I love freebsd and I want to help out in whatever way I can to get it running on the Alphas. --Dave Ferovick ComSite International, Inc. On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Tom wrote: > > On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, dave wrote: > > > Well just curious if anyone has been working on the initial stage FreeBSD > > bootstrap yet on the Alpha... > > > > I guess I ask this question once a month and once a month it gets ignored > > so I guess so far there is no work being done yet. > > Please don't bother asking unless you are planning to contribute > something. > > > --Dave Ferovick > > dave@comsite.net > > Tom > >
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