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Gentoo/PPC64 Beta Live CDs Released

Posted by timothy on from the lest-your-hardware-go-unemployed dept.

pvdabeel writes "Gentoo/PPC developer, IBM employee and former PPC64 kernel maintainer Tom Gall has announced beta-level live CDs and stages for ppc64. The hardware supported by gentoo-ppc64 is PowerMacintosh G5, IBM pSeries, older IBM 64 bit RS/6000s (such as the model 260, 270, F80, H80, see linuxppc64.org for a complete list) and soon IBM iSeries hardware. Gentoo-ppc64 is the other side of the ppc equation, it is a 64-bit kernel as well as a 64 bit user space. We are the first linux distribution to offer a 64-bit top-to-bottom solution which is not a toy environment. This is a significant and exciting step as there is interest in cluster computing circles, users of java, and more generally those who have needs of large address spaces. It's fairly exciting to be on the forefront and continue to push the capabilities of linux on ppc64 forward."

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  1. I for one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    ...welcome our new 64 bit overlords.

  2. Friendly environmentally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    We are the first linux distribution to offer a 64-bit top-to-bottom solution which is not a toy environment.


    Kind of defeats the purpose of all computing, which is to run on LEGO.

    Let me know when you have a 64-bit top-to-bottom solution which is a toy solution, and I'll know 64-bit computing has finally arrived (think about it).
  3. GREAT! by agent+dero · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now all I need is that G5 :-)

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  4. not a toy environment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Them's fightin' words, mister.

  5. Re:MIRROR by DrunkenTerror · · Score: 2, Funny

    The flashing lights... SO PRETT... Ack! *has seizure*

  6. Finally by MrFrank · · Score: 5, Funny

    I finally have something other than AIX to run on the 8 H80s I have sitting in the closet!!!

  7. Or you can just use PearPC... by JessLeah · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...and run at a blistering 5 KIPS! (Thousand Instructions Per Second)

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  8. Re:Video encoding by Egekrusher2K · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh... well then... I'm a retard. Thank you for pointing that out to me.

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  9. Live CD that builds from source! by Dwonis · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's easy!

    Step 1. Insert Live Gentoo CD.
    Step 2. Wait 15 hours for CD to automatically compile the software in RAM (including the kernel).
    Step 3. Reboot (to boot the new kernel).
    Step 4. Go to step 2.

  10. How to get fired by brunes69 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Hey boss, mind if I reboot the RS/6000? I am *dying* to try out this new KDE 3.2!!!