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Subject: Re: decstation 5000/133: linux/MIPS, OpenBSD/pmax or NetBSD/pmax
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From: pyld@grove.iup.edu (Matthew Schnierle)
Date: 1 Jul 97 13:11:30 EST
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In article <867662387.22833@dejanews.com>,
kristoff.bonne@is.belgacom.be wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>We have here a couple of decstation 5000/133 ('3min') stations.
>
>As we don't have a licence anymore for ultrix for these boxes (rumors tell
>me ultrix will not be net supported very long anymore ???), I was looking
>for a 'free' OS for them.
>
>I've been looking at the web, and found the following options:
>- Linux/MIPS
>- OpenBSD/pmax
>- NetBSD/pmax.
>
>I did found some info on them, but most of it was completely out-of-date.
>
>Does anybody know?
>- What is the current status of the OSs?
NetBSD is pretty stable, has shared lib support, and has a reasonably active
set of developers and mailing list. X has R5 server and R6 clients.
Ditto for OpenBSD. I don't know if they have a pmax specific list, but
their development has (so far) run pretty much concurrent with NetBSD.
Thier current installation might be a shade easier--this may change with
NetBSD 1.3.
So far as I know, Linux/MIPS is still in its infancy, although they do have
a web page and a couple of test kernels. See
http://www.softway.com.au/people/paul/dec/ .
>- What is the most stable OS (at this time).
I have a 5000/120 on a -current NetBSD kernel that has been up for 43 days
(and that only due to a power outage). OpenBSD should be similar.
>- Which-one has the best 'support' (read: most programs, most users).
I'd guess NetBSD, but only because it has been "working" the longest.
>- What about the story that dec will drop suppor for ultrix very soon?
Heard it here, too. Oh well.
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