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<p>The FreeBSD/ppc project pages contain information about the FreeBSD |
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<li><a href="#faq">Port FAQs</a></li> |
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<p>The FreeBSD/ppc port is still a Tier-2 platform. That means it is |
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<h3><a name="news">Latest News</a></h3> |
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<li><strong>25 June, 2005</strong>: This page has been |
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<li><strong>03 March, 2008</strong>: Support for Freescale® |
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PowerQUICC III MPC85XX family system-on-chip development boards |
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<h4><a name="1">How can I install FreeBSD/ppc?</a></h4> |
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