Joel Kershner <jkershner@students.jccc.net> wrote;

> And the only stable OS available for SGI MIPS machines is IRIX, which 
> has some truly bizarre licensing schemes, which make getting a hold of
> IRIX for a used machine an arduous task

It would take long time for NetBSD to surpass IRIX.  At the same time,
choosing and maintaining the right IRIX for given hardwares is the
administrative horror.

Tohru Nishimura