Subject: Re: NetBSD <-> OpenBSD
To: None <jmc@pobox.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-sparc
Date: 07/02/1996 00:30:14
On Mon, 1 Jul 1996 08:08:38 -0700 (PDT) 
 James Michael Chacon <jmc@pobox.com> wrote:

 > As far as I know, all 4M class machines now work under netbsd. Could
 > be wrong, but my ss5 works fine (no cache yet, but that's a side issue).

Not quite ... we don't quite work right on HyperSparc boxes, if I 
recall.  The 4/600 is still out in the cold, too, I think.

 > Anyways, I'm sure if people wish to they'll have a look at the linux stuff.
 > I did once, and unfortunately my first impression was "This boot, how?"
 > Of course things may have changed since then. Besides that, the entire
 > linux kernel I beleive is GPL'd which makes it non-useful to anyone here.

You can always look at it and get ideas ... you just can't use the code.

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