32 points | by zdw a day ago
5 comments
> Don't be startled by this odd-looking name, it will make sense when you reach the end of the story.
> This is the story of OpenBSD on the Sharp Zaurus systems. Because of its length, I have decided to split it in two parts.
> OpenBSD/cats: the enabler
> OpenBSD/zaurus (to be published 20260513)
...I will be visiting again in 5 days. Then, I will be searching eBay for a Zaurus...
http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/zaurus.html
As usual, when you make the effort to see them for what they are really like, people never live up to their reputations :)
<deraadt> wow, mickey is fixing cats. cut, pull, twist, tie, insert, sew, right? <deraadt> meow meeeeooooow MRREOEAAWOOOWOWWWWWWWOWOOWOW <deraadt> :-)
I highly doubt that anyone would expect that a chat transcript from a fairly insular group to be made public in this way decades later...
Interesting ... the author has a whole webpage of these stories about OpenBSD history:
http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/index.html
He has (had?) a completely bananas amount of gear, take a look around his webpage for pics of the 'machine room'.
I can only assume that electricity bills are included in his rent in France or most of them were powered off most of the time!
In the off chance he's reading -- thank you Miod (and OpenBSD team), your software and OpenBSD makes my life better to this day.
> Don't be startled by this odd-looking name, it will make sense when you reach the end of the story.
> This is the story of OpenBSD on the Sharp Zaurus systems. Because of its length, I have decided to split it in two parts.
> OpenBSD/cats: the enabler
> OpenBSD/zaurus (to be published 20260513)
...I will be visiting again in 5 days. Then, I will be searching eBay for a Zaurus...
http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/zaurus.html
As usual, when you make the effort to see them for what they are really like, people never live up to their reputations :)
I highly doubt that anyone would expect that a chat transcript from a fairly insular group to be made public in this way decades later...
Interesting ... the author has a whole webpage of these stories about OpenBSD history:
http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/index.html
He has (had?) a completely bananas amount of gear, take a look around his webpage for pics of the 'machine room'.
I can only assume that electricity bills are included in his rent in France or most of them were powered off most of the time!
In the off chance he's reading -- thank you Miod (and OpenBSD team), your software and OpenBSD makes my life better to this day.