Alpha Source Code?

[Stephen Lewis]

> From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris at redhat.com>
> To: Linux and Red Hat on Alpha processors <axp-list at redhat.com>
> Reply-To: Linux and Red Hat on Alpha processors <axp-list at redhat.com>
> Subject: RE: Alpha Source Code?
> Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:28:09 -0500 (EST)
> 
...
> As stated about 30 times in the last week on this mailing list, 
> and as part of this thread - Fedora Core is not available for 
> [Alpha].  The last OS release from Red Hat which supported 
> Alpha, was Red Hat Linux 7.2.
...
> There is no downloadable ISO images or installable Fedora Core OS
> for ia64, however as mentioned previously a few times in this 
> thread, we build all rpms on all 7 architectures always, and the 
...


Mike, I admire your patience! (you mean I can't get Fedora for XXX? :-)


> If 
> someone is motivated to whip up an ia64 port, might I suggest 
> naming it one of the following:
> 
> 	Itanicore
> 	Insanium Core
> 
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Very good! It is a pity that the natural tendency is to drop the "Fedora"
part and keep the "Core". Hence "AlphaCore" and above. Idealy it should
be more like "Fedora Core Alpha/Fedora Core Power" etc. Personally I run 
RedHat on a Mac and am waiiting for 
    "Apple Core" 
but for the IA64 may I add my suggection of,
    "Core Blimey"
(for non-English speakers it is British slang)

Stephen Lewis

> Mike A. Harris        ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris
> OS Systems Engineer   -   X11 Developer   -   Red Hat
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