On 12-Nov-07, at 9:06 AM, Holger Berger wrote: > On Nov 12, 2007 6:01 PM, Shawn Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 12/11/2007, Holger Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Nov 11, 2007 3:36 AM, John Sonnenschein <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > wrote: >>>> Is anyone other than myself interested in seeing an IA64/Itanium >>>> port >>>> of OpenSolaris? >>>> >>>> My reasoning is that Solaris already runs on two of the 4 major >>>> enterprise architectures (SPARC & x86/amd64) and a port to a >>>> third is >>>> making strides recently ( I'm referring to the ppc32 port ). >>>> >>>> Since Sun already had an IA64 port underway half a decade ago, they >>>> may be able to look in to the legalities of opening it back up. I'm >>>> sure there's some sort of legal wrangling between them and Intel >>>> that >>>> can go on, since Intel would undoubtedly love to see more ia64 >>>> customers, and Sun already sells Solaris to HP's x86 customers. >>>> >>>> Failing that, of course, if anyone's interested in doing a >>>> straight-up >>>> re-port based on the current onnv-gate ( or ppc-dev gate, if that >>>> proves to be more portable ) that's an option as well. >>>> >>>> This port may actually prove easier logistically than the PPC >>>> port, as >>>> there's already an accurate ia64 simulator ( it's called ski ) out >>>> there, though it only runs on HPUX, Linux ( I haven't tried it with >>>> brandZ ) & FreeBSD. >>>> >>>> >>>> So, that in mind, any comments? >>> >>> The project will not have a chance. The Solaris/IA64 project was >> >> The source code is open and no one can stop such a thing from >> happening; Sun may not have any desire to help and may actively not >> help at all. So, actually, the project has a very good chance of >> succeeding. There are no rules to prevent integration of said source >> code either. > > Unlike the Polaris project you'd have to start from scratch, without > sources of a previous project. You don't have machines or funding > either, right?
intel has a program not unlike Sun's try&buy, but for longer. This can prove to be a source of machines if the emulators prove to be not helpful. As for funding... no... unless HP or one of the other vendors wants to pony up the cash and give a couple of us internships, that is something we don't have _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
