[CentOS-devel] Help offer on Sparc front

Wed Aug 6 16:19:23 UTC 2008
Christoph Maser <cmr at financial.com>

Am Dienstag, den 23.10.2007, 22:52 +0200 schrieb Hugo van der Kooij:
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> Hi,
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> I have just received a SunBlade150 which I would like to put to good
> use. I understand there is a Centos port underway for the Sparc line.
>
> If it is possible to trash the harddisk and fill it with the bare stuff
> to make it work I am willing to lend access to the system for developers
> and also do some things myself.
>
> I am not a programmer but I can spot the incidental error and maybe fix
> a typo or at least do my best to provide serious feedback in attempts to
>  capture, reproduce and solve issues.
>
> If there is a basic kit somewhere to turn the former Solaris machine and
> set it on the road to Centos 5 I am willing to add my weight and push
> the cart along.
>
> Hugo.

Is there anything happening on the SPARC front? I too have some hardware
and time and would like to see a SPARC relase.
So anyone working on it and need help or can/shall I just start on my
own?

Chris


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