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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: decstation 5000/133: linux/MIPS, OpenBSD/pmax or NetBSD/pmax Message-ID: <slrn5riei2.rs7.pyld@spike.cc.iup.edu> From: pyld@grove.iup.edu (Matthew Schnierle) Date: 1 Jul 97 13:11:30 EST References: <867662387.22833@dejanews.com> Nntp-Posting-Host: spike.cc.iup.edu X-no-archive: yes X-Newsreader: slrn (0.9.4.1 UNIX) Lines: 51 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!news.lava.net!news.flex.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-feed1.tiac.net!uunet!in3.uu.net!144.80.128.13!grove.iup.edu!pyld Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:103985 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:6197 comp.unix.bsd.misc:3630 comp.unix.ultrix:29050 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I did found some info on them, but most of it was completely out-of-date.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. -- -Matthew Schnierle -pyld@grove.iup.edu -http://www.iup.edu/~pyld/ -Member, Programmers Local 1036--AFL-CPIO. -Stomp out Internet Spam. http://www.vix.com/spam/