[rescue] FreeBSD SPARC

Brian Dunbar brian.dunbar at plexus.com
Mon Sep 19 10:44:36 CDT 2005


On Sep 19, 2005, at 10:33 AM, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:

> Brian Dunbar wrote:
>
>> Query - what's the current status of the SPARC port of FreeBSD - will
>> it stand up as a production OS?
>>
>> All I want out of it is a customer facing web server, nothing fancy
>> and certainly no X.
>>
>> Yes, I know - put the OS ON a box that was designed FOR the box.  I
>> have my reasons, but comments welcome.
>>
>
> Why not NetBSD?

I've never used it, so failed to consider it.  Which isn't a good  
reason at all, I know.

Net is 'better' on the SPARC than Free, then?

Brian Dunbar
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