> Over 700 MB of them.
>
> ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/2.0/macppc/
>
> Includes firefox, gnome desktop, KDE, koffice, xfce4, gnustep, apache, teTeX, 
> emacs, and countless other utilities.

Very cool! pkgsrc-2004Q4 is supposed to be cut early in December, so we'll 
probably end up using that (PowerPCs are quick enough, where m68k, VAX, 
and other ports will have a lot of stuff from pkgsrc-2004Q3 so they don't 
have to start from scratch). This is good in the meanwhile.

> All built on a PowerBook G3 (FireWire) upgraded with a PowerLogix G4/500 ;)
> All built while running XFree86, "options OFB_ENABLE_CACHE", and "awacs*  at 
> obio?"
> All built with 2.0RC5 in about 5 days
>
> So call this a strong vote of confidence for 2.0.  No macppc-specific 
> problems other having trouble playing audio CDs (my model only supports 
> digital playback) and PR 28365 abtn issues.

I should point out that if the system ever gets very busy (lots of network 
while compiling, let's say), having awacs will probably lead to a lockup. 
But for a local machine, that's not that big of an issue. (I wish that 
were clearer when I started colocating macppc machines!)

John Klos