Re: [cobalt-users] Re: Sun Fire V100/V120

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> > As for the ROM: IIRC, there is a "slimmed down" Linux kernel in
> > ROM. That could make the ROM a "derived work", which would require
> > Sun to release the code (bringing me back to my continuing rant
> > about Sun _not_ releasing all the sources to GPL stuff).
>
> I agree, but even if they released the actual ROM source code, it
> wouldn't do most of us a lick of good without the development
> know-how (and tools) to alter and test changes to the code... thus my
> listing it as a 'major' obstacle to overcome.  I know Cobalt has
> (had?) at least one full-time ROM engineer, so it can't be too
> trivial...
>
Not rivial is a good statement.
It can be done, requires a lot of work, and must be a clean-room environment.
We have that, as I have never worked for Sun / Cobalt.
Give me a good ROM version to work with, and I will give it a shot!

Gerald
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