In epistula a [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jason George) die horaque Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:05:02 GMT:
> >> >Somebady knows will bsd.mp be (when) on sparc64 prcessors? > >> > >> Since no developer is currently working on multiprocessor sparc64 > >> code, it could be a while. > >> > >> It's been almost 2 years since I gave Theo the original machines to > >> get the Ultrasparc III working, 9 months since Mark K starting > >> hacking at the cache issues in order to bring the processor up to > >> full speed, and 2 months since Jason W got a Cassini network card > >> to beat on. Clearly, it can take time to get things started and > >> to the point where there is some traction. > >> > >> This is not to say that a few developers aren't potentially > >> interested at one level or another, though. Once there is more > >> formal development interest, developer free-time, AND appropriate > >> hardware is available, things may change. > >> > >> --Jason > > > >so, e.g. donating two 450MHz UltraSPARC II CPUs for claudio@'s 420R > >would help? > > > >is there something not listed in http://openbsd.org/want.html that > >would be of some use in this issue? > > > I suspect that there are enough multiprocessor-capable machines out > there that simply require additional processors to be inserted. yeah, sure. and there already may be a lot of machines /with/ PM config, as my Ultra 2 Model 2400 here. ;) > Fulfilling a developer request just takes care of the request. The > only way to determine why Claudio is asking for a pair of processors > is to ask Claudio. sure. > The thing that is always helpful for greasing the wheels is cash. > This has been true in some form or another for thousands of years. > Lots of things can occur when there's someone providing the piggy > bank for a project. errr, okay, i don't want to join into this discussion. i have my opinion on money and money-related things. :)
