Subject: Re: Pegasos port status
To: Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck <bbrv@genesi.lu>
From: Jorge Acereda <jacereda@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-ports
Date: 07/15/2006 22:05:35
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On 7/13/06, Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck <bbrv@genesi.lu> wrote:
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> Hi Allen. :)
>
> Have you seen this:
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> http://www.power.org/members/developers/downloads/genesi_pegasosppc
>
> The Pegasos schematics are there for download.  You have to join as a
> FREE Developer Member first, but they are there and you can get them.


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Ok, hardware specs are really useful for a native port, but for NetBSD/ofppc
what we really need is a compliant Open Firmware. Now, what about my
petition to release SmartFirmware sources? Could you setup a repository
holding those sources so that the severe problems could be fixed? Codegen
released their sources with a BSD license long ago, so what's the value in
keeping those closed?

I'd be glad to do some testing and bug-hunting on that, and once the
OF-compliance problems are fixed, booting the ofppc port should be a piece
of cake.

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On 7/13/06, Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck<div><span class="gmail_quote"><b class="gmail_sendername"></b> &lt;<a href="mailto:bbrv@genesi.lu">bbrv@genesi.lu</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Allen. :)<br><br>Have you seen this:<br><br><a href="http://www.power.org/members/developers/downloads/genesi_pegasosppc">http://www.power.org/members/developers/downloads/genesi_pegasosppc</a><br><br>The Pegasos schematics are there for download.&nbsp;&nbsp;You have to join as a
<br>FREE Developer Member first, but they are there and you can get them.</blockquote><div><br>
&lt;...&gt;<br>
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&nbsp;<br>
</div>Ok, hardware specs are really useful for a native port, but for NetBSD/ofppc
what we really need is a compliant Open Firmware. Now, what about my petition
to release SmartFirmware sources? Could you setup a repository holding
those sources so that the severe problems could be fixed? Codegen
released their sources with a BSD license long ago, so what's the value
in keeping those closed?<br>

<br>

I'd be glad to do some testing and bug-hunting on that, and once the
OF-compliance problems are fixed, booting the ofppc port should be a
piece of cake.<br>
<br>
</div><br>

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