From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 00:01:12 +0100 Message-ID: From: Charles Forsyth To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7beb9ec04305cd04f8d75768 Subject: Re: [9fans] [GSOC] plan9 which arch code to use? Topicbox-Message-UUID: e25eb30c-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --047d7beb9ec04305cd04f8d75768 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 7 May 2014 22:38, wrote: > Maybe the > code is not really secret, but is instead held up somewhere > in the coordination process. > > For years, and years, and years at a time. > It's worth remembering that the only reason there was ANY available code for the amd64, and initial kernel code to boot, was because (1) the amd64 compiler suite, (2) the source for the amd64-specific bits of the library, (3) the modifications to make the whole source compile and run in 64 bits (and not just amd64 but any one), (4) the source for the prototype amd64 kernel, (5) the source for the several versions of the experimental development nix, and a lot more besides was published. in the 6a/6c/6l/libc case, i did the initial initial compiler suite and libraries, and a chunk of the 64-bit clean-up, andthat was indeed available years and years and years ago (about 2005/6, i think). others contributed the other things on the list. i can't help think that availability helped the other projects along a bit. --047d7beb9ec04305cd04f8d75768 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= On 7 May 2014 22:38, <sl@9front.org> wrote:
Maybe the
code is not really secret, but is instead held up somewhere
in the coordination process.

For years, and years, and years at a time.

= It's worth remembering that the only reason there was ANY available
code for the amd64, and initial kernel code to= boot, was because
(1) the amd64 compiler suite, (2) the source for= the amd64-specific bits of the library,
(3= ) the modifications to make the whole source compile and run in 64 bits
(and not just amd64 but any one), (4) the source= for the prototype amd64 kernel,
(5) the so= urce for the several versions of the experimental development nix,
and a lot more besides was published. in the 6a/6c/6l/libc case, i did the = initial
initial compiler suite and librarie= s, and a chunk of the 64-bit clean-up,
andt= hat was indeed available years and years and years ago
(about 2005/6, i think). others contributed the = other things on the list.
i can't help = think that availability helped the other projects along a bit.
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