On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 12:48:08AM -0000, Roger Tattersall wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hans Witvliet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 06 November 2005 23:40 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Latest build > > > > Sparc is supported somewhere, have a look at auroralinux.org. > > Dennis is porting /recompiling a huge number of packages for > > Sparc ( http://aurora.fedoramirror.net/pub/aurora/ ) > > > > And if you don't mind going back in time for ten years, you > > might try *bsd. Current best option (imho) install aurora > > 1.00, and upgrade to 1.92, and eventually Corona. > > > > Hans > > Is this viable for sparc m machines? I have a pile of sparc 5s and 20's to > play with. > > Thanks > > Rog
You could also look at OpenBSD. SPARC, including the 4m architecture, is well-supported by that OS. I only recently shut down a SPARC 5 running OpenBSD-based firewall, and the performance, for that application, was just fine. http://www.openbsd.org/sparc.html --Bob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
