> Is there anybody out there that has successfully installed Cooker
> or a 7.X version (beta or ?) on an Aplha.
Yes, I've installed LM 7.1 on my alpha, and I'm compiling cooker on the
machine at the moment. Most packages are compiling.
> I'm currently looking into replacing OSF/1 on an Aspen Durango 500 with Mandrake.
To be totally honest with you, I'd be carefull with switching over. If
you have a spare disk, install it on there, but don't replace OSF/1 at
the moment (or use RedHat --> they've released the alpha distro a few
times, 6.2 is the latest). The alpha mandrake is NOT supported by
Mandrake, and active development is carried out by a few people. Getting
issues solved might take some time...
But... I'm working on getting my alpha binaries distributed (someway)
and to create an alpha user community. The idea is to use Official
Mandrake src.rpm's, compile & install them on alpha boxen. Fix the
packages (if needed) without breaking other platform support (ix86, ppc
and sparc) and submitting the changes back to Mandrake. I personally
feel that the cooker development method works, and could be suitable for
this. The only bottleneck will be getting the fixes merged with cooker,
since the people at mandrake are extremely busy...
> I'd like to get some feedback before I go ahead with the install.
I'll try my best to help you, but I can't promise anything.
Stefan
PS: I'm not associated with Mandrake in any way...
