Unix on MVII; Was Re: MicroVAX-II questions

From: Hugh Graham <hugh_at_openbsd.org>
Date: Sat Mar 9 14:08:58 2002

On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 11:02:01AM -0600, Doc wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Jochen Kunz wrote:
>
> > Linux/VAX runs on QBus machines? Dos it at last run?
>
> If I read the status reports correctly, it "partially boots" on
> several of the QBus VAXen.
>
> > OpenBSD has "stolen" a lot of the NetBSD VAX stuff and may run
> > on a MVII.
>
> I may not have ever given OpenBSD a fair shake, but I've been less
> than impressed with it on x86 and Alpha. Seems in general to be more of
> a cult than a separate OS.
>
I'm curious myself to know if OpenBSD boots on your MicroVAX II.
Snapshots are at: ftp.openbsd.org:/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/vax/

And as far as "stealing" code goes, maybe you should ask ragge for his
opinion on the genesis of our port, or even just have a look at the
sources and commit history of NetBSD/vax itself. You will find that a
diverse succession of projects and individuals have made significant
contributions over the years, including OpenBSD.

/Hugh
Received on Sat Mar 09 2002 - 14:08:58 GMT