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NetBSD/sun2 port

Posted by michael on from the all-inclusive dept.

sparcv9 writes "Matt Fredette has begun merging his experimental NetBSD/sun2 port into the main NetBSD tree. This port supports the older Sun 2/120 and Sun 2/170 machines based on the Motorola 68010 processor. It's not yet available via FTP, but it's already in CVS."

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  1. Because it's there. by edhall · · Score: 4

    Sometimes the highest mountains are also the oldest. A hacker doesn't need to ask "why?" and doesn't worry about "what use is it?" Hackers know: it's the sheer pleasure of creating, of exploring uncharted territory, of building up clever solutions and finally emerging victorious over the challenge. If wide usefulness ane marketability are your goals, go join Microsoft -- they're their goals, too.

    I think the responses to this post make it pretty damn clear that few Slashdot posters are hackers anymore.

    -Ed