Re: [Fedora-ia64-list] R: SPARC, IA64 Ports Of Ubuntu Face Decommissioning

Hmm ... I would have strongly preferred an open platform/distro that was
a bit more friendly to non-free components.

That's something of a disappointment ... I've expressed a strong
willingness to learn the Ubuntu kernel build process with LaMont and be
a resource for this Ubuntu project ... even to the point of providing
LaMont the machine for development testing. When I talked with him last
week, there still seemed a path to make it happen.

Will have to see what his view is, or if that was just a defacto decision.

John


On 08/19/2010 12:48 AM, Bettoni Fabio wrote:
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODUxNw
>
> John, now you can move all your Intel/Dell SR870 boxes directly to Debian.
>
> I never used Debian so far, but I think it's good for few ia64 linux users to 
> meet on a single distro.
>
> Fabio
>
> ________________________________
>
> Da: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Per conto di John L. Bass
> Inviato: martedì 15 giugno 2010 10.12
> A: ia64 Fedora Core Development
> Cc: LaMont Jones
> Oggetto: Re: [Fedora-ia64-list] SPARC, IA64 Ports Of Ubuntu Face 
> Decommissioning
>
>
> I lent LaMont an Intel SR870BH2 dual server running Debian desktop on Sunday 
> so he can clean up some things for that reference platform. I will make a 
> quad SR870BN4 available if needed. He has an older HP server that has been 
> supporting the effort for a while now. As soon as Ubuntu is stable on my 
> Intel/Dell SR870 boxes, I will be moving all my desktops, servers and 
> clusters over to Ubuntu after running Redhat/Fedora for 15 years.
>
> LaMont had shared with me a while back that we need to find some more 
> developers to help with testing and debugging Itanium specific issues in 
> supported packages. He believes that if we clean up some package issues, and 
> kernel module issues, that we can keep IA64 on the release path for Ubuntu. I 
> will provide LaMont testing help as I have time, and kernel help as I come up 
> to speed.
>
> Feel free to contact LaMont directly if you would like to help too.
>
> Have fun,
> John
>
> On 06/15/2010 01:52 AM, Bettoni Fabio wrote:
>
>         http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODMyNQ
>
>         So, it seems only Debian will be the last of the Mohicans.
>
>         Fabio
>
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