i'm also definately more of a linux person but i also want to use whatever
is furthest along so i guess i'm going with netbsd too. i guess that's good
anyways so i can get some more experience with bsd. my bba should be here
sometime today so i should get to try it out soon :)
      Joey

> At home I'm more of a linux user then BSD although,
> I will go with NetBSD on the DC because they are
> way further along. (GD-ROM support is the biggest for me)
> 
> The development progress for NetBSD is mainly due
> to Marcus Comstedt - thanx
> 
> If linux would be up to the same speed as the NetBSD port
> I would have probably went with linux just because I'm more
> familiar with it.....but there not so thats that.
> 
> 
> Joey Bratton wrote:
> 
> > ok, since this is a bsd mailing list i'm guessing answers will heavily
> favor
> > bsd but which do you all think is further along at running on the dc? i
> know
> > that linux can run X in the framebuffer on the dc, i dont know if that
> is
> > possible on netbsd yet but when i get my bba tomorrow (that's when ups
> says
> > it'll be here) i will have to try compiling X with the linux/sh port in
> netbsd
> > (it will prolly take a lot of work to get working). If any of you want
> more
> > info on Linux for DC, go to http://www.m17n.org/linux-sh/. i think that
> if we
> > gather some info from the linux/sh port on things not included as of yet
> in
> > the netbsd dc port than there can be a lot more advances for netbsd on
> the dc
> > (X really is possible and not too far away, unlike what some people on
> this
> > list were saying earlier). the thing that the netbsd port seems to have
> a lot
> > more of is support tho, there is very little info about the linux port
> and
> > very few people use it, but as this list shows netbsd developement on
> the
> > dreamcast is very alive. i dunno if any of this will help or anything or
> if it's
> > all old news to you guys but i thought it might be good to get some of
> this out
> > there if it has a chance to progress things for the netbsd port. well
> that
> > is about all for me.
> >      Joey
> >
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