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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!overload.lbl.gov!ames!newsfeed.gsfc.nasa.gov!beowulf.gsfc.nasa.gov!not-for-mail From: garman@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jason Garman) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: DEBATE: BSD vs. Linux Date: 4 Sep 1995 23:06:16 -0400 Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA Lines: 18 Message-ID: <42ger8$bc6@beowulf.gsfc.nasa.gov> References: <4233kp$t8p@hilly.apci.net> <42b9rn$tl0@apocalypse.dmi.stevens-tech.edu> <MICHAELV.95Sep3212838@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> <42gchd$ptd@cnn.nas.nasa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: beowulf.gsfc.nasa.gov Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:946 comp.os.linux.advocacy:19503 In article <42gchd$ptd@cnn.nas.nasa.gov>, Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov> wrote: >In article <MICHAELV.95Sep3212838@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>, >Michael L. VanLoon <michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> wrote: > >>Does it say whether Linux/Alpha is a 32-bit kernel, as has been widely >>reported in the past. For argument's sake, the NetBSD/Alpha kernel is >>fully 64-bit, just like Digital Unix (a.k.a. OSF/1). > Does it say that there are two ports of Linux/Alpha, one 32 bit being done by Digital themselves, and one 64 bit being done by Linus? >Thanks for bringing this up, Michael ... I almost forgot! :-) > You're welcome :-) oh btw the name is Jason :-) -- Jason Garman / garman@beowulf.gsfc.nasa.gov