On 2003.09.04 19:58 Eric Dittman wrote:
> > > Didn't Linux run on Alpha in 64-bit mode before NetBSD?
> > http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/alpha/
> >
> > NetBSD/alpha is a true 64-bit system that fully implements the LP64
> > architecture, using 64-bit pointers and 64-bit long integers
> (standard
> > integers are still 32 bits) in a linear four terabyte (4TB) address
> > space. NetBSD/alpha was the first free OS to run on the Alpha and
> > supports by far the largest number of alpha system types of any free
> OS.
I should have written below the URI: "On this web site is written:"
> Linux was the first free OS to run on the Alpha (in 32-bit mode).
Maybe. But runing in 32 bit mode on Alpha is typical Linux. Instead of
doing it right from the beginning, make a kludge to get somthing running
in some way.
> NetBSD was the first free 64-bit OS.
As I wrote.
> It predated the 64-bit version
> of Linux/Alpha by about five months.
Maybe. I don't care about Linux/Alpha.
> Linux did support SMP on the Alpha in 64-bit mode long before NetBSD.
Sure. NetBSD/Alpha (and NetBSD/VAX) SMP came with NetBSD 1.6. The
"problem" with SMP and NetBSD is that the NetBSD folks are doing things
The Right Way (C) (R) (TM) right from the start, even when The Right Way
(C) (R) (TM) takes longer. SMP needs a lot of well thought out
infrastructure work, especially on an OS that supports that many
platforms like NetBSD. After the 1.6 release with SMP base support many
platforms (notably sparc, macppc, i386) got SMP very quick.
But we are drifting OT now.
Back to the original question about an OS for an Alpha to run MySQL:
What about Tru64? There is a US$ 99 hobbyist licence available. I like
NetBSD very much, but have to admit that Tru64 is a _far_ more capable
OS.
OpenVMS is, no discussions, very capable but not everyones "taste".
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Jochen
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Received on Thu Sep 04 2003 - 15:21:00 BST