On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 05:03 -0700, Richard L. Hamilton wrote:
> As to whether one really wants to spend more money that ends up in
> the hands of the Chinese military, that's another story...
Give us a break, we are discussing about "TECHNOLOGY"
MIPS is a great architecture, way to go!!!
> what about the chinese Loongson processor?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loongson
>
> a notebook running mandriva using that chip seems to
> be on the way
> http://www.gdium.com/description
>
> and there is some documentation about it in
> http://www.loongsondeveloper.com
The -2 (as in the la
what about the chinese Loongson processor?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loongson
a notebook running mandriva using that chip seems to be on the way
http://www.gdium.com/description
and there is some documentation about it in
http://www.loongsondeveloper.com
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Mar
"Martin Bochnig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Except that it would be nice if somebody would make the Polaris port
> functional, before starting a new port.
> Also, why MIPS, not ARM? Isn't MIPS dead a bit?
The general problems in the OpenSolaris project are still not solved.
We need a way to all
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Cyril Plisko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Isn't Qube too old to be considered a viable target for this project ?
> One of the lessons I've learned from the PPC port is to make sure the
> hardware is readily available and not going to die soon. Otherwise the
> softwa
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Mark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 12:54 AM, Cyril Plisko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> do you have enough hardware documentation to do this ?
>
> At the moment that is a gap. This was also a gap for other platforms
> consi
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 10:04 PM, john g4lt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> +1
>
> my qube votes +1 too XD
>
> In fact, for optimal political success for this, I'd suggest making
> the MIPS qubes the primary target, since they were acquired by Sun
> with the entire Cobalt company
Not a bad idea, bu
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 12:54 AM, Cyril Plisko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>
> do you have enough hardware documentation to do this ?
At the moment that is a gap. This was also a gap for other platforms
considered for the PowerPC platform (Sony PS3, Apple PowerMacs), but I
believe our advantage
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Mark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am seeking approval for a project for porting OpenSolaris to the MIPS
> architecture.
> Proposal:
> Provide code changes, tools, documentation, and other necessary artifacts
> for a port of OpenSolaris to the MIPS architec
+1
my qube votes +1 too XD
In fact, for optimal political success for this, I'd suggest making
the MIPS qubes the primary target, since they were acquired by Sun
with the entire Cobalt company
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 4:49 PM, Mark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am seeking approval for a p
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 1:21 AM, Dennis Clarke
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> FYI :
>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/powerpc-discuss/2007-July/002128.html
>>
>> Dennis
>
>
> I know the status *very* well, but above link is misleading.
that was the point. no one seems to get sar
[Resent for Reply-all]
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Martin Bochnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> +1
>
> Except that it would be nice if somebody would make the Polaris port
> functional, before starting a new port.
> Also, why MIPS, not ARM? Isn't MIPS dead a bit?
>
Thanks for the vote and
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 1:21 AM, Dennis Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>
> FYI :
> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/powerpc-discuss/2007-July/002128.html
>
> Dennis
I know the status *very* well, but above link is misleading.
For the reality you have to look here:
http://mail.opensola
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Mark Martin
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>> I am seeking approval for a project for porting OpenSolaris to the MIPS
>> architecture.
>> Proposal:
>> Provide code changes, tools, documentation, and other necessary
>> artifacts
>> for a port of OpenSolaris to the
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Mark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> I am seeking approval for a project for porting OpenSolaris to the MIPS
> architecture.
> Proposal:
> Provide code changes, tools, documentation, and other necessary artifacts
> for a port of OpenSolaris to the MIPS architec
I am seeking approval for a project for porting OpenSolaris to the MIPS
architecture.
Proposal:
Provide code changes, tools, documentation, and other necessary artifacts
for a port of OpenSolaris to the MIPS architecture. Movidis, a maker of
MIPS based components and systems has expressed interest
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