> > > > 1) What status have mips port? It's installable? Usable? Or still > > > > experimentall? > > > > > > it's useable IMHO. > > I have it running on a couple of production servers (They are not > > producing anything but anyway :-)) > > And what dou you think about using Debian MIPS for workstation? > (comparing with IRIX6.2). I have only 2GB disk on this machine and I > have to choose one system.
I am not running any kind af X on them just server software (apache, bind, etc. I have not even connected a monitor to them). I moved from IRIX to debian because it was not always easy to get software to run under IRIX etc. And I prefered to have one less OS to read concentrate on. And the support program here in Denmark are really expencive we got a price for a software update about 2000$ to move to 6.5 on our Challenge L! The maintaince of the debian are easy eventhou the softwaremanager from SGI is a nice tool (The X client :-)). It is easy to update and install software. IRIX/SGI had a tendence to have a lot of "strange" software running and to secure IRIX servers have not always been a easy task. So overall I think that the maintaince hours have dropped. But about X have no ideer. Søren
