NetBSD Now Supports Dual Power PC Processors

djcdplaya writes: "DaemonNews is reporting that the good guys over at NetBSD have gotten dual PowerPC processors working on dual-G4 Apples. The NetBSD mailing can be found here."

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To all the ppl saying BSD is dead

[t0qer]

I see like 12 or so totally offtopic comments saying BSD is dead. Here is what I have to say about it.

In the last month, as a hobbyist i've set up 3 BSD systems.

I like BSD, the install isn't bloated, the system boots up REALLY fast, and it really is a better place to start than Linux if you want to learn UNIX standards.

This message is coming to you through a transparent squid proxy :)

Now for some on topic stuff.

SMP on PPC? Cool beans!

--toq

Re:To all the ppl saying BSD is dead

[BitGeek]

How can BSD be dead when Apple ships more BSD systems every year than Linux has in its entire history??

Really, though, these comparitive unix arguments are just silly.

Above the kernel, everyone has vi, emacs, gcc, curl, et al. Inside the kernel everyone has access to the open source kernels and so anything competitively advantageous will eventually make it to the other kernels.

Sure, there's a difference in the kernels, some being better than others at some tasks-- but really, to users, its unix, unix, unix, unix.

*UNIX* in all its flavors, is taking over the world... one Mac, one PC, one Workstation, one Server at a time.

When microsoft is the alternative, why squabble over kernel flavors?

Re:What for?

[hubertf]

Um, maybe not all PPC hardware is made by Apple?
Look at the list of NetBSD ports that use a PPC:

amigappc bebox macppc mvmeppc ofppc pmppc prep sandpoint walnut

Of these, only 1 runs OSX.
All of them run NetBSD though.

- Hubert