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OpenBSD Stories: The closest thing to cute kittens (OpenBSD/zaurus)

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by malicka

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I have a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 I’ve wanted to get running a modern kernel for a while. Ah, I always regretted not getting on the CL’s with this kind of support!

by uticus

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> Don't be startled by this odd-looking name, it will make sense when you reach the end of the story.
> This is the story of OpenBSD on the Sharp Zaurus systems. Because of its length, I have decided to split it in two parts.
> OpenBSD/cats: the enabler
> OpenBSD/zaurus (to be published 20260513)
...I will be visiting again in 5 days. Then, I will be searching eBay for a Zaurus...
http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/zaurus.html

by lormayna

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When I was a poor student, Zaurus was probably my biggest tech gadget dream. Unfortunately it was rare and expensive and I never had the opportunity to play with it.

by mmooss

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As usual, when you make the effort to see them for what they are really like, people never live up to their reputations :)

  <deraadt> wow, mickey is fixing cats.  cut, pull, twist, tie, insert, sew, right?
  <deraadt> meow meeeeooooow MRREOEAAWOOOWOWWWWWWWOWOOWOW
  <deraadt> :-)

by mmooss

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Interesting ... the author has a whole webpage of these stories about OpenBSD history:
http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/index.html