From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 18:20:14 -0600 From: Cort Dougan To: rodgersg@us.ibm.com Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org, bh40@calva.net, paulus@linuxcare.com, geert@linux-m68k.org, paubert@iram.es, dburcaw@terraplex.com, hollis@linuxppc.com, drdoc@netcene.com, gdt@linuxppc.org, dan_bethe@yahoo.com, khendricks@ivey.uwo.ca, tgall@us.ibm.com, trini@kernel.crashing.org, jcarr@linuxppc.com, jhaas@linuxppc.com, devel@yellowdoglinux.com, tomcook@us.ibm.com Subject: Re: PowerPC BOF at Ottawa Linux Symposium July 19 Message-ID: <20000610182014.H31097@medea.fsmlabs.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: ; from rodgersg@us.ibm.com on Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 03:03:16PM -0400 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: I won't be in Ottawa but I have a suggestion for something to talk about there if anyone would be interested in it. Could you have a brainstorming session about how to re-structure the chip/architecture portions of arch/ppc/? I know there are several solutions out there for arch/ppc/{chrp,prep,embedded,pmac} and arch/ppc/{4xx,6xx,8xx} but would like to find a solution that fits everyones needs (or at least satisfies several of them. I'd like to start the work sometime in 2.5. } I introduced the idea of a PowerPC Linux BOF on linuxppc-workstation } and someone said I should also post it on linuxppc-dev. } The idea is to have a meeting of people interested in PowerPC } Linux on the first day (July 19) of the Ottawa Linux Symposium } from 5-7PM eastern time. This doesn't appear to conflict } with any other meetings at the Symposium. } } There are some people who would like to attend a PowerPC } Linux BOF, but will not be in Ottawa. So I decided to get an } 800 dial-in conference number for people to call in and talk/listen. } I know how hard it is to hear on those things, but it will be helpful } if people on the phone can do a 5 minute talk on the work they } are doing with respect to PowerPC Linux and to share } their concerns with everyone. So if you are not going to } Ottawa and want to join the PowerPC BOF, send me e-mail } so I can send you the 800 number. Also, if there is enough } interest, I will get an international number for Europe. Although } it will be pretty late for Europe. You should also e-mail me } if you are going to Ottawa in person so I can buy enough pizza } and beverages. } } I have asked the symposium organizers if a BOF at 5-7pm on the } first day (July 19) is OK and I have not heard anything back yet. } I will wait for some response and if OK, I will reserve a room at the } Conference Centre with a conference phone. } } Please send me ideas for what people would like to cover at } the meeting. I was hoping to create a top10 list of tactical and } strategic work items for PowerPC Linux. For example one item } might be the port of QuickTime Player to Linux PPC. If this } meeting is successful, we can review these lists every year. } I will be glad to serve as secretary and post them on these } news groups. } } You may ask, "who am I to be organizing this?" This is probably } the first time you've seen my name. I have been quietly listening } to linuxppc-dev and linuxppc-workstation for about a year. } My interest is running Linux on high-end PowerPC servers. } I know we will never get there without all the work that was done } for the Mac and other PowerPC platforms. I am still getting up } to speed technically, but I do bring some organizational skills. } I recently lead a team of people to port Linux to the POWER4 } microprocessor. Paul Mackerras and Tom Gall were on that } team. These names should be more familiar to people on this } news group. } } If anyone else wants to help organize this meeting, } please let me know. The more the better. } } Have fun! } } Greg Rodgers (rodgersg@us.ibm.com) } 914-892-1319 Tie 532-1319 ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/