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Red Hat To Support PowerPC, AltiVec

Posted by Hemos on from the adding-on-the-supports dept.

Steve Cowan writes "According to an article at MacCentral, Red Hat has announced that they will produce a GNUPro toolchain and cross compiler for AltiVec-enabled PowerPC processors (such as that found in the Power Mac G4). It will be interesting to see just what kind of performance gains this will bring, because many believe that the full potential of AltiVec is far from tapped."

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  1. Re:Time to convert all those Mac users ;) by barneyfoo · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Are you telling me there are Powerpc owners out there capable of installing linux, capable of using it, that dont have a 3 button mouse? Either they are brainwashed by Jobsian hype or they are a mythical creature not yet encountered in the wild.

    Really... First thing I'd do with a mac is get a real mouse for it -- damn shame I have to.