LinuxPPC64 Contest

Robert MacFarlan writes: "IBM is sponsoring a Open Source developer contest for their Linux on POWER (Linux PPC 64) effort. The contest is designed to award and showcase innovative new open source applications that are designed or optimized specifically for Linux running on the PPC architecture. The contest also awards ports of existing applications from a predetermined list. Contest prizes include Segway HTs, Apple Power Mac G5s, and cash awards. "

Comments

Re:FP

[drooling-dog]

How is this "off-topic"?

Re:Too bad apple can't run latest version of Java

[Shag]

Odd, all my Apples claim to be running 1.4.2.

Mind, I have no idea what the latest version is - 1.4.3? 1.5? 2.0? 5.5? (Well, I wouldn't it past Sun, given Solaris numbers...)

Re:give us cheap Linux-based PPC machines

[ltbarcly]

Slow down there. How is there an Apple tax? Let's analyze this.

Apple closely bundles hardware and software => Apple has fantastic quality and loyal customers => Apples sells a bunch of hardware => Apple's PPC hardware is the cheapest available

So the fact you have to get OSX with an Apple is what you're complaining about, since you think you are getting charged more for it somehow.

So this "apple tax" you speak of must be negative, since it directly causes the hardware to be the cheapest available. Or are taking the untenable position that something can be wronged by the conditions which caused it to exist?

Not the sort of tax I would complain about. I mean, feel free to assemble a PPC based computer from non-apple components though, if you have a couple of grand to spare.

Perhaps Apple will someday take people like you into consideration, and let you buy a computer without OSX without the "Apple Tax" (significant markup).

The really sad thing is that you're not much of an outside the box thinker for such a gung ho linux maniac. Here's a hint, buy a second hand mac and nobody will ever know except you and ebay. (Maybe Linus will sell you his G5)

In other news...

[suitepotato]

...a band of BSD zealots attempted to one up the Linux crowd by porting it to the Apple IIgs. Not to be outdone, Red Hat announced it was officially supporting Linux on the Commodore 64. Meanwhile, Microsoft announced it was dropping support for anything but Intel and compatible chipsets running at 2.5 terrahertz or better and making the minimum memory for the newest version of Windows 4096 gigabytes.