Re: [RFC] /usr/src/linux/PORTS
Michael Stone (mstone@itri.loyola.edu)
Tue, 19 Aug 1997 14:30:31 -0400
Quoting Aaron Tiensivu (tiensivu@pilot.msu.edu):
> It might be better placed in Documentation, but, much like the MAINTAINERS
> file, this would have e-mail/ftp/http/etc addresses of where to get the
> changes/additions/information on the various ports to other platforms that
> Linux has.
[snip]
> That way, it would make it easier for people that are just casually interested
> in running Linux can go, "Oh hey, they have ported it to the 8088, I think
> I'll try it" :)
How many people are going to download 5-10MB of linux source in order
to see if they can run it? Wouldn't their first instinct be to check
a website or some such? Or am I misunderstanding something?
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