[OpenIndiana-discuss] sparc support

[Volker A. Brandt]

> On 1/23/14, 1:41 AM, Ben Taylor wrote:
> > I am looking at decom'ing some sparc hardware in Chicago, and have found
> > someone willing to host the hardware out there, on the agreement that
> > someone is going to actively use the hardware for the sparc port.  Any
> > volunteers?
> 
> We've had this discussion on the Illumos side about a year ago. The
> hardware wasn't the issue. It was the volunteers (save for a single
> brave soul, nobody wanted to deal with it).

...which is not quite how I remember it; several people including me
offered hardware, hosting, and porting help.  There were long and
emotional discussions, yes; and ultimately nothing came of it.
But it was definitely more than one person, and there still is
some interest as can be seen by the continued use of Martin Bochnig's
OpenSXCE.


Regards -- Volker
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