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    NetBSD 10.0-RC2 Released For Testing This Big BSD Release

    Phoronix: NetBSD 10.0-RC2 Released For Testing This Big BSD Release

    When it comes to new BSD milestones to look forward to in 2024, one of the big releases on deck is that of NetBSD 10.0 that has been in development since 2019. Now available for testing is the second release candidate of NetBSD 10...

    NetBSD 10.0-RC2 Released For Testing This Big BSD Release - Phoronix
    https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-10.0-RC2
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    Always good to hear about NetBSD development. Kudos to dev team

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      They should really add preliminary Itanium support, maybe for NetBSD 11. It's now a market without contenders (HP-UX is dead soon) and would bring them some nice headlines in the tech news.
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        Originally posted by Estranged1906 View Post
        They should really add preliminary Itanium support, maybe for NetBSD 11. It's now a market without contenders (HP-UX is dead soon) and would bring them some nice headlines in the tech news.
        interesting perspective, where is itanium still in use for the foreseeable future and not being phased out?
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          Originally posted by mikelpr View Post

          interesting perspective, where is itanium still in use for the foreseeable future and not being phased out?
          I have no idea but the facts are:
          1. There was a significant number of Itanium computers (servers & workstations) sold - though much below expectations of course
          2. They were sold as recent as 2021
          3. Linux and OpenVMS have dropped support, HP-UX will be killed in 2026 (?), leaving no OS still supporting Itanium

          NetBSD could have a "monopoly" on this legacy hardware. I mean, they already support a bunch of other legacy or retro hardware that you could argue is not in productive/commercial use anymore. Benefits of supporting it:
          1. Gain some users (few in numbers overall though) as hobbyists buying old Itanium hardware will have no choice but to run NetBSD or an unsupported OS.
          2. Gain some mindshare as it will make the news
          3. Gain some credibility because their whole raison d'etre is its portability and "NetBSD runs on a toaster". Anywhere where people ask what is the difference between the BSDs, people will say: FreeBSD has the most hardware and app support, OpenBSD is the most secure one, NetBSD runs on every architecture.
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            oldie but goldie

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