About xFree86, i don't think it ports to solaris (unless it is solaris x86, which may work), but sparc computers use different hardware to the x86 computer, so this is a non-issue.
I am running right now on Sparc Solaris using XFree86 3.3.3. It doesn't have some of the features I would like like loadable server modules but otherwise seems to work. All of the original Sun drivers from X11R6.3 are still there. Indeed they would have had to still be there for XFree86 to support Sparc Linux, as it does.
rdist 6.1.4 was the last version under a BSD style license. The only substantive difference between it and the current (6.1.5) version is a small change to the man page. I have a copy of 6.1.4 if anyone wants it.
6.1.4 is the last version under the BSD licence. I did a diff -r of 6.1.4 vs. 6.1.5 and the only thing changed (besides the licensing) is some comments added with details about running rdist with ssh.
I am a bit perturbed that there was no mention of 6.1.5 or the license change on the rdist developers list. The first I heard of 6.1.5 was some note on the list asking for help with 6.1.5.
"even if the person behind MagniComp is the individual who did the work at USC (one Michael Cooper)" It is the same person. Michael Cooper left USC for Sun. MagniCorp is (I think) his own corporation for stuff he has done that is not concerned with Sun.
If someone wants a copy of rdist 6.1.4 I can send it.
sixl6@agfo.org says: Solaris 7 is the version that is 64-bit clean, not 2.6. You can run it on UltraSPARC boxen, but it doesnt run in 64-bit mode, not even SMP boxen.
The ability to run in 64 bit mode is an installation option. Individual programs can be either 32 or 64 bit. All of the libraries that 64 bit programs are linked against have to be 64 bit. If the 64 bit option is selected the kernel is 64 bit and all programs that access kernel memory like (top) have to be compiled 64 bit. I selected the 32 bit kernel because I didn't think 64 bit was worth the trouble this time around.
What I would love to see (especially if Sun starts supporting running Sparc Linux binaries on Sparc Solaris) is the ability to mount ext2fs filesystems on Solaris. This would make dual booting much less painful.
I haven't been able to get into rawhide.redhat.com for more than a week. I get "ICMP 13 Unreachable from gateway router.redhat.com (199.183.24.225) for icmp..." How did you get in?
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I'm tired of people saying that. I use the remote feature of X all of the time.
I am running right now on Sparc Solaris using XFree86 3.3.3. It doesn't have some of the features I would like like loadable server modules but otherwise seems to work. All of the original Sun drivers from X11R6.3 are still there. Indeed they would have had to still be there for XFree86 to support Sparc Linux, as it does.
rdist 6.1.4 was the last version under a BSD style license. The only substantive difference between it and the current (6.1.5) version is a small change to the man page. I have a copy of 6.1.4 if anyone wants it.
This will be a disaster for radio astronomy. The iridium satellites were bad enough.
I am a bit perturbed that there was no mention of 6.1.5 or the license change on the rdist developers list. The first I heard of 6.1.5 was some note on the list asking for help with 6.1.5.
"even if the person behind MagniComp is the individual who did the work at USC (one Michael Cooper)" It is the same person. Michael Cooper left USC for Sun. MagniCorp is (I think) his own corporation for stuff he has done that is not concerned with Sun.
If someone wants a copy of rdist 6.1.4 I can send it.
The ability to run in 64 bit mode is an installation option. Individual programs can be either 32 or 64 bit. All of the libraries that 64 bit programs are linked against have to be 64 bit. If the 64 bit option is selected the kernel is 64 bit and all programs that access kernel memory like (top) have to be compiled 64 bit. I selected the 32 bit kernel because I didn't think 64 bit was worth the trouble this time around.
What I would love to see (especially if Sun starts supporting running Sparc Linux binaries on Sparc Solaris) is the ability to mount ext2fs filesystems on Solaris. This would make dual booting much less painful.
% lynx -dump -head http://www.opengroup.org/
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:40:23 GMT
Server: Apache/1.3.4 (Unix)
Last-Modified: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 14:28:52 GMT
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html
It looks like it's probably Unix.
I haven't been able to get into rawhide.redhat.com for more than a week. I get "ICMP 13 Unreachable from gateway router.redhat.com (199.183.24.225) for icmp ..." How did you get in?