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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: DEC Alpha port of NetBSD
Date: 23 Nov 1995 18:34:47 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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In-reply-to: uphya001@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de's message of 23 Nov 1995 10:29:28 GMT
In article <491ie8$4tg@taiwan.informatik.uni-rostock.de> uphya001@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de (Lars Koeller) writes:
If i remember right, there exist an Alpha port of NetBSD. I've read
in the german UnixOpen magazine that there is a completely new port of
LINUX for th Alpha hardware.
Who can explain, why the developers at DEC begin from scratch and
don't choose NetBSD?
Who can say? Linux-mania?
My impression is that the NetBSD approach was much cleaner, at least
during development. And, DEC *used* to be a BSD shop.
All I can say is that NetBSD/Alpha is here, is a fully operational
port of NetBSD, is fully 64-bit, and is being actively maintained by a
very capable individual.
Consult www.netbsd.org, or send mail to port-alpha@netbsd.org if you
want more info...
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Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com
--< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >--
NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4,
DEC PMAX (MIPS), DEC Alpha, PC532
NetBSD ports in progress: VAX, Atari 68k, others...
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