Thanks Patrik, Marcan, and Theo...
Interesting project... OpenBSD on the M1 :) ... best of luck with it
On Thu, 3 Dec 2020 at 22:11, Patrick Wildt <patrick@blueri.se> wrote:
> This really has shown how much interest there is in having OpenBSD
> running on those machines. Still, we would all not be here without
> the OpenBSD project itself. Not being able to host hackathons due to
> COVID-19 leaves an impact, and I hope that soon(TM) we'll be able to
> get back together to shut up and hack.
>
> I'm sure you all love using OpenBSD and hacking on OpenBSD as much as I
> do, so to help OpenBSD run infrastructure, organize hackathons and to
> flourish even more, please consider donating!
>
> https://www.openbsdfoundation.org/donations.html
> https://www.openbsd.org/donations.html
>
> Also a shoutout to marcan, who'll be doing a lot of reverse engineering
> on the M1. He's pretty good, and I'm supporting his project by being a
> patron. I'm looking forward to his work, because of all the people out
> there who can do it, he's definitely one of them.
>
> https://www.patreon.com/marcan
>
> Patrick
>
> Am Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 02:33:34PM -0700 schrieb Ben Goren:
> > Oh, wow — it hasn't even been a full day since I sent this out...and
> already enough of you have chipped in enough to buy not just a single M1
> system for Patrick, but also a second one for his partner in crime, Mark
> Kettenis.
> >
> > Thank you to all! This show of generosity and support and excitement is
> most welcome. (And, frankly, a bit overwhelming.)
> >
> > If anybody reading this still wishes to donate to the cause, despite the
> immediate needs being met, the money will be put to good use. There are
> other developers who will eventually need their own hardware, and there are
> always other sorts of expenses related to development. Feel free to chip in
> at Patrick's original link:
> >
> > https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8uPSkfNJMp
> >
> > ...or, of course, to the OpenBSD general fund (which can *ALWAYS* use
> donations):
> >
> > https://www.openbsd.org/donations.html
> >
> > Thanks again, everybody!
> >
> > b&
> >
> > > On Dec 2, 2020, at 2:59 PM, Ben Goren <BEN@trumpetpower.com> wrote:
> > > Greetings, all!
> > >
> > > Patrick Wildt has set up a PayPal pool to raise funds to purchase an
> M1 Mac mini so he can start porting OpenBSD to the platform. If you'd like
> to be able to run OpenBSD on an M1 system, now would be a great time to
> throw some pennies his way.
> > >
> > > The donation link: https://paypal.me/pools/c/8uPSkfNJMp
> > >
> > > Read below for an idea of what one might expect if we can get a
> machine into Patrick's hands.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > b&
> > >
> > > Patrick wrote:
> > >
> > >> Yes, kettenis@ and me are the two ones doing the major work on
> porting
> > >> to new devices. Not sure if kettenis@ is interested, but I can ask
> him.
> > >> I definitely am, a Mac Mini as a dedicated machine to do stuff with
> and
> > >> not care about what is installed would really help.
> > >>
> > >> Marcan has started a crowdfunding on Patreon. He's a really capable
> > >> person, and he'll definitely lay a lot of groundwork needed for
> porting
> > >> OpenBSD to the platform. He apparenetly will also do his work in a
> > >> dual-licensed fashion, so the BSDs will easily profit from it.
> > >>
> > >> So, the first steps are basically to follow Marcan's work and use all
> > >> that information and code to port OpenBSD as well.
> > >>
> > >> This *will* take some time, because essentially there are only the
> > >> binary drivers, but it's doable and I think with a bit of patience
> > >> we will have OpenBSD running on the M1 as well.
> > >>
> > >> Biggest hurdle, as always, will be support for graphics acceleration.
>
>
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Kindest regards,
Tom Smyth.
I like electronics, pinouts and microcontrollers
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