Linux beats Windows to Intel iMac

Ctrl+Alt+De1337 writes "The Mactel-Linux folks have now successfully booted Linux on a 17" Core Duo iMac. They used the elilo bootloader, a modified kernel, and a hacked vesafb to boot from a USB drive. No GUI pictures for now, just white text on a black background. The distro of choice was Gentoo, and instructions and patches are promised this weekend."

Comments

Oh great...Gentoo

[Apostata]

I can just hear it: "Oh yeah, well Gentoo can run on Mactel - just 'emerge Mac'!"

Why couldn't they have used Slackware...

Re:Oh boy! Jsut PICTURE IT

[Hurricane78]

Damn! I just got a picture in my head of someone BOOTING Linus Torvalds in the ass, so that he falls onto a MAC, and then he gets an old b/w crt screen as a reward.

Weird..... what a cruel imagination!

Re:Oh boy!

[carninja]

I pray to god that "Linus" was a typo and not some stupid-ass "Micro$oft"-style retard-ism.

Does this mean Gentoo is the best flavor?

[pele_smk]

But I thought Gentoo was only for ricers? Obviously Gentoo is the superior flavor.

Re:Oh boy!

[carninja]

I'm well aware of who it is, but let's stick to calling "Linux" "Linux" and "Microsoft" "Microsoft", not retarded nicknames that _nobody_ thinks are cute, funny, or even remotely intelligent when used by anyone ovre the age of 12.

Re:Saves memory

[moosesocks]

The worst thing is that I'm actually going to college with people that have that very same dinosaur mentality that I just spoofed. Then again, a little fancy ASM code in all of the C++ flying around really could speed things up, but I just have more of a preference towards ASM over higher level stuff.

And sadly, those people you're going to college with are the ones who are preventing Open Source Software from being successful. RMS anybody?

I think that we will be able to finally produce an open source desktop once we build one that refuses to run Vi or Emacs

you should quit spreading FUD

[geekee]

"Macs dont cost any more than PCs that are comperably equipped in hardware, software and OS."

BS. I can go to HP and get the same hardware as an Intel iMac for less without even trying hard.

HEY WAIT! I SAID CRUEL!

[Hurricane78]

YOU ARE ALL GREAT! I LOVE YOU! (Now think of boobies! Mmmm... boobies!)

Lol. Stupid retards... they did not even read the second paragraph of my parent post but simply assumed i hate linus and rated it "flamebait". Stuuuuu-huuuuupid reeeetards they are...! Never read this paragraph! Hahahahahaha!