On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, Yann Marigo wrote:

> > Those two ARE 24-bit, but very slow...
>
> What can he find in 16/24 bits, but more speedy on a SS5 ?

Nothing, alas. At least, not from Sun. You might have better
luck with 3rd party frame buffers, but realistically, if you want
24-bit colour, it's best to start with something like an Ultra 1
or Ultra 30, so that you can put a Creator in it.

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In article <d371a02f.0311252222.47559289@posting.google.com >,
bo snyder <bobo_snyder@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Well now I am confused. I am trying to locate the debian cd images
>and i don't know where to get them. I went to www.linuxiso.org and
>found the debian and the mirrors, but none of them are valid links.\
>
>I go to www.debian.org and I am so confused as to what to download.
>
>I just want to find the cd images (iso) of debian so I can burn it
>with my burner and test away.

I recomend installing with bcollins sparc-mini.iso image. This works on
more hardware platforms than the official CD image.

It's in:

http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/di...sparc-mini.iso

There is also documentation in the same directory.

This is a minimal cd, you'll need to have the sparc conencte to a
network to fetch your desired packages. Unlike redhat, just install
what you think you need, it's easy to add more later.

I also recomend subscribing to debian-sparc-request@lists.debian.org.

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Rich Teer <rich.teer@rite-group.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, bo snyder wrote:

> > As for the framebuffer, it says on it "turboxgx" and when aurora
> > probed it, it said it was capible of 800x600 at 16 bit color or

> That would be a VERY neat trick: the CG6 frame buffers are
> 8-bit only!

> BTW, about the SOlaris 9 license. Yes, it is $99, unless you
> qualify for a FREE license, as described here:

> http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/binaries/

> In short, if you're a developer or educational user, you
> qualify for a free license. You can also obtain a free
> "Evaluation" license.

Unfortunately, Sun's pages are less than clear whether the "bought from us"
clause also applies to developers and educational users. If I look e.g. at
the URL you provided, it seems that that clause applies to all categories.
The actual BCL doesn't say anything about it (though it's interesting to see
that all non-profit organisations seem to be included under "educational")
and the FAQ again doesn't make any distinction between user groups.
Blargh. What a mess. The old, free Solaris 8 licence was a lot clearer.

Cheerio,

Thomas
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On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Thomas wrote:

> Blargh. What a mess. The old, free Solaris 8 licence was a lot clearer.

Couldn't agree more. Clarifying the Solaris license is part
of my mandate within the Solaris Community (although of course,
as an outsider, there's only so much I can do).

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