OpenBSD/socppc is binary compatible with OpenBSD/macppc; all existing OpenBSD/powerpc packages will run fine on OpenBSD/socppc.
The current port maintainer is Mark Kettenis (kettenis@openbsd.org). Others are definitely welcome to contribute!
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OpenBSD/socppc is heavily based on OpenBSD/macppc. The e300 core found on the MPC8349E is a derivative of the MPC603e processor used in early PowerPC-based Apple Macintosh systems, so most of the low-level code is identical.
Hardware support is mostly complete and quite stable. USB 1 devices are only supported behind a USB 2.0 hub, and support for the integrated switch on the Thecus N1200 is still missing.
The latest supported OpenBSD/socppc release is OpenBSD 4.4. Here are the OpenBSD/socppc 4.4 installation instructions .
Snapshots are made available from time to time, in this location as well as in a few mirrors. Here are the OpenBSD/socppc snapshot installation instructions as well.