OpenBSD 6.0 has been released. Among the changes listed in the release announcement are removal of Linux emulation, systrace, the usermount option, and the VAX port.
I was more surprised that it still had one. If anybody's still limping VAX hardware that's old enough to buy liquor along in 2016 I figure it's because they've got some irreplaceable legacy VMS software on it. Why nurse an old VAX along for OpenBSD when OpenBSD will run better on a 2nd hand 3year old machine? Hobby ports on niche systems is properly NetBSD's domain.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 02 2016, @09:53PM
by Anonymous Coward
on Friday September 02 2016, @09:53PM (#396795)
We sort of have a museum of old computers, including a VAX which runs NetBSD. I am curious what the difficulties are keeping a modern kernel for an obsolete CPU, given a stable abstraction layer.
Debian discontinued official Alpha support several years ago, but it appears some volunteers are doing best-effort maintenance.
(Score: 1) by Deeo Kain on Friday September 02 2016, @05:52PM
A VAX port.
Isn't this a compelling selling point?
(Score: 2) by gnampff on Friday September 02 2016, @05:57PM
Read again. The VAX port is axed :)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 02 2016, @06:39PM
Why?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by LaminatorX on Friday September 02 2016, @06:55PM
I was more surprised that it still had one. If anybody's still limping VAX hardware that's old enough to buy liquor along in 2016 I figure it's because they've got some irreplaceable legacy VMS software on it. Why nurse an old VAX along for OpenBSD when OpenBSD will run better on a 2nd hand 3year old machine? Hobby ports on niche systems is properly NetBSD's domain.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 02 2016, @09:53PM
We sort of have a museum of old computers, including a VAX which runs NetBSD. I am curious what the difficulties are keeping a modern kernel for an obsolete CPU, given a stable abstraction layer.
Debian discontinued official Alpha support several years ago, but it appears some volunteers are doing best-effort maintenance.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 02 2016, @11:37PM
I still us my PDP-11 to keep my house warm in the winter, you insensitive clod!
(Score: 2) by J053 on Saturday September 03 2016, @12:32AM
(Score: 2) by LaminatorX on Monday September 12 2016, @09:28PM
Congratulations. Speaking of archeo-cumputing, your handle reminds me of me very first user name: P057@nemomus
That's "P057@nemomus.bitnet" if any of you fancy Internet users need to send email back in time to mid-90's-me.
(Score: 3, Informative) by TheGratefulNet on Friday September 02 2016, @07:20PM
reminded me of the company TGV which stood for 'two guys and a vax'. good times.
"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Friday September 02 2016, @10:13PM
Where's that '+1 nostalgia value' mod when you need it?
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