From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (IDENT:qmailr@mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by puffin.external.hp.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id IAA30701 for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 08:13:37 -0700 Received: (from andrew@localhost) by guinness.neep.com.au (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) id XAA04162 for parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 23:13:34 +0800 Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 23:12:55 +0800 From: Andrew Shugg To: parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] HP 9000 e25 Message-ID: <20001111231253.I9666@neep.com.au> References: <20001107234014.3076.qmail@web109.yahoomail.com> <20001108002808.B13854@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <20001109054804.H21783@neep.com.au> <3A09D6AE.E1BC5134@linuxcare.com> <20001109162838.A16995@python.localnet> <20001112014756.A11780@python.localnet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20001112014756.A11780@python.localnet>; from crypt@ihug.co.nz on Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 01:47:56AM +1300 List-ID: > Considering how often this question comes up is there anyone out there > that is interested in tracking down the info to port linux to this class > of box. > > Server boxes may be classed as boring to some but there seem to be a > large number of people who have at least one of them sitting about doing > nothing. > > Joe. I don't perceive the problem to be a lack of willingness, or interest, but has already been stated the older systems contain a lot of proprietry stuff that isn't sufficiently documented for people to work on. Maybe as the parisc port grows more popular and attracts more resources, some enthusiastic people will get it happening. =) Andrew. -- Andrew Shugg http://www.neep.com.au/ "Just remember, Mr Fawlty, there's always someone worse off than yourself." "Is there? Well I'd like to meet him. I could do with a good laugh."