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Mandrakelinux 10.1 Out For PPC

Posted by timothy on from the nifty-and-commendable dept.

joestar writes "Less than two weeks after the release of Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official for x86, Mandrakelinux 10.1 for PPC has been released! The interesting news is that this version of Mandrakelinux is now a community-driven project. This means that Mandrakesoft is not anymore behind the PPC port. Hardware requirements and release notes are available online at Mandrakelinux WiKi. Any volunteer for SPARC & Alpha?"

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  1. Dont forget the Other PPC platform as well. by sethstorm · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Does this kind of support extend to the RS/6000 or pSeries line? Not every PPC machine is a overchromed box or an upgraded Amiga, and there's some nice hardware that could use some more distribution support other than the quad digit priced varieties.

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  2. Re:good or bad by Stevyn · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Any contribution is good. Linux for PPC isn't as actively developed for x86, so this only helps the situation. Mandrakesoft probably just can't justify the money spent for PPC, so it's not worth it for them to pursue it.

  3. Re:wwhhyy? by unapersson · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Mac OSX doesn't run on all PowerPC based hardware though does it? Just a subset. So there's your answer right there.

  4. Re:Advantage vs OS X? by dadragon · · Score: 4, Informative

    I apologise if this question has been asked a hojillion times already, but what's the advantage of Linux over MacOS X (not trolling here, honestly curious)?

    Apple doesn't make the only PowerPC hardware. There are many others that don't run Mac OS X. For those there is a limited number of operating systems that will run on them.

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  5. Re:wwhhyy? by nine-times · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Well, as someone already mentioned, not all PPC-based computers are Macintoshes. Second, not PPC Macintoshes can run OSX well.

    Third, and I don't think it's trivial: Choice. I don't care how good the software I'm using is, I want other options. Every time someone offers me a new option-- even if I'm not going to take advantage of that option-- I'm happy to have it.

    When you're locked in to software and have no other options is when you're going to suffer abuse from the developers. Even if the developer that has you locked in doesn't take monopolistic actions, the project will usually turn stagnant and improvements and innovation will slow. Competition is a good force, and it only works when you have competing products.