Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:45:10 -0600 From: "Mark Tempel" <mtempel@visi.com> To: <obrien@NUXI.com>, "John Sconiers" <jrs@enteract.com> Cc: <freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Sparc Port -- sounds good to me Message-ID: <000901bf62c6$760aa900$49ec62d1@dirac> References: <200001191159.GAA03673@bg-tc-ppp596.monmouth.com> <Pine.NEB.3.96.1000119100802.86115A-100000@shell-2.enteract.com> <20000119092338.Q67844@relay.nuxi.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com> To: "John Sconiers" <jrs@enteract.com> Cc: <freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 11:23 AM Subject: Re: Sparc Port -- sounds good to me > On Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 10:12:06AM -0600, John Sconiers wrote: > > Quick question....shouldn't we start with NetBSD.....I'm under the > > impression that OpenBSD's port _IS_ NetBSD's port with a few bug fixes and > > stronger security and starting from NetBSD would be easier?? > > OpenBSD was that 2.5 years ago. Think how much FreeBSD has changed in > that time -- that is how much OpenBSD has diverged from NetBSD. > > Personally I would suggest NetBSD because /usr/pkgsrc/cross/ might > provide a better starting point at the cross toolchain. > I would suggest NetBSD. This is because the alpha port was done from a NetBSD base, and we could (hopefully) leverage the knowledge gained from that port in our efforts. Mark Tempel mtempel@visi.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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