Re: Linux on Sparcstation4?

From: jhking (jhking_at_airmail.net)
Date: 05/27/04

  • Next message: Devin L. Ganger: "Re: Linux on Sparcstation4?" 
    Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 16:22:45 -0500

    > Understood, but why not use sparc and sparcv9 respectively?
    Just as a thought, IA-32 and IA-64 are 32 and 64 bit intel
    architectures. Sparc (or sparc32) and sparc64 as descriptions have a
    commonality. Since the *BSDs and Linux support several architectures
    and multiple bitnesses (is that a word?) within the architechures using
    common naming conventions does make things easier. V9 only conveys 64
    bitness to those in the know. Besides, if Fujitsu isn't defending its
    Sparc64 tm it will lapse into public domain anyway.

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