From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:56:08 +0100 From: Digby Tarvin digbyt@acm.org Subject: [9fans] (the potential) new release of Plan9, i386 only? Topicbox-Message-UUID: a40ca0ec-eac8-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Message-ID: <20000428135608.NHuMAtj7-6W4RLsi2zd7B_RCmLIq3ClZLR9hyoMof1Q@z> > > From: "rob pike" > > There will be sources for lots of architectures. The binaries and libraries > > packaged in the distribution will be compiled only for the 386. > > If I borrow a x86 machine I should be able to compile Sparc binaries and > install them. > Good. That makes me happy too. The installation has always assumed the availability of an Intel PC to bootstrap the process, so getting it to build the binaries as well is not too much of a hardship. Especially as any cautious person would re-build the system from sources after installation anyway - especially before trying to modify anything. And if the removal of the binaries means the addition of new functionality to the CD, I am all for it. Does any know what, if any, concessions purchasers of the original distribution will get with regard to a new release? That is, is there an upgrade price, or do we just buy again? (I didn't catch the origin of this thread, so I appologise if this has been asked before) Regards, DigbyT -- Digby R. S. Tarvin digbyt@acm.org http://www.cthulhu.dircon.co.uk