Hello *, Am 2007-04-19 09:31:43, schrieb Mark Morgan Lloyd: > Martin wrote: > > > I was under the impression that there were other SPARC based embedded > > chips around. Is it worth contacting the developers of the Leon about > > this? IIRC one of their selling points was a full, free OS and tool > > chain. I suspect if Debian stops supporting sparc32 then the amount of > > work done on keeping it viable will drop andthe bit rot will set in. > > Thus I can see some advantage to them commiting some time to keeping it > > live. > > At that point it might be worth having a Debian subproject specifically for > SPARC kernel 2.4 in the same vein as Debian GNU/Hurd. Discard any GUI that takes > an excessive amount of CPU resources, discard audio, streaming video etc. and > concentrate on a reliable toolchain and kernel. I am running a SS10 SMP (512 MB of memory) with minimal installation and fvwm. I think, for further Debian releases, sparc32 should drop all memory consuming apps and I fully agree with you. In general, I use my 2 of my 4 SS10 as buildd. Thanks, Greetings and nice Day Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi 0033/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
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