On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 02:06:05PM -0700, Robert L. Harris wrote: > > What if something like apache had a VERY old version for sparc linux where > suse had an up to date, patched package? I think that was the main > issue. Well, it is definitely true that some SPARC support has improved since potato was released. Kernel 2.4, in particular, provides better support for 64 bit sparcs than did 2.2. Unofficial packages are available for the SPARC hardware to allow you to upgrade potato to kernel 2.4. You could also run woody or sid, which I do on one of my SPARCs. In general, support for SPARC hardware is available, and anything that works in i386 land should work in SPARC land. noah -- _______________________________________________________ | A subversive is anyone who can out-argue their government | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html
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