> IRIX would be a better solution for something you're going to put into
> production at this point IMO.  The sgimips port is coming along quite
> well, but I still don't think it's to the point where you want to rely
> on it for your database.  Keep in mind that it's not just a matter of
> getting some IRIX discs.  IRIX is not known for its security,

It's track record is better than alot of other OSes.

> so you'll
> probably want to make sure this database machine is behind a firewall.

Shouldn't all web server database servers be on an internal network not
reachable from the outside?

> Another option is to look at using a different NetBSD architecture which
> already supports pthreads.  Of course, you'd have to acquire different
> hardware in that case (which in some ways is easier/cheaper than
> acquiriing IRIX media).

eBay is your friend.

SGI should just release the 6.5 ISOs.

> Brandon D. Valentine