Gentoo Linux SPARC Development

1.  Project Description

Gentoo/SPARC is a Gentoo project designed to bring the Gentoo GNU/Linux operating system to the SPARC and UltraSPARC platforms. Gentoo/SPARC aims to provide a usable server and desktop environment for your various SPARC related endeavours.

2.  Developers

All developers can be reached by e-mail using nickname@gentoo.org.

3.  Recruitment

We are currently looking for users interested in helping the project with the following jobs:

Arch team members

Job description

The sparc team could use some more people for software testing, keywording and release work. ~sparc users, owners of new and or exotic hardware are most welcome.

Requirements

Access to v9 sparc hardware

Contact

Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto

4.  Subprojects

The Gentoo SPARC project has the following subprojects:

5.  Documentation

The following is a list of available documentation for Gentoo on the SPARC platform.

• Gentoo Linux/SPARC Handbook
• Gentoo SPARC FAQ
• Gentoo/SPARC Netboot Howto
• Gentoo SPARC OpenBoot PROM Reference Guide
• Gentoo Linux/SPARC64 Sun Hardware Compatibility List
• Linux/SPARC64 Non-SUN Hardware Compatibility List
• Gentoo SPARC Architecture Tester Guide
• Gentoo Linux SPARC Multilib Migration Guide

Additionally you can find the following information on Gentoo/SPARC developer websites.

6.  Herds

The Gentoo SPARC project maintains the following herds:

7.  Additional Notes

If you have something that you think would make a good sparc sub-project, please contact the sparc team via email. This list will be updated to reflect new projects as they arise.

Work in progress; contributors are sorted alphabetically, only most important contributions are listed for each contributor. Your name should probably be here, if it isn't, remind us by mailing the Sparc team