One thing to consider in this LPPC vs. OS X showdown is that Mac OS X will only be supported on the very latest Apple machines. While there have been scattered reports of success installing OS X on older Macs or clones, my understanding is that it's a painful process at best. The memory and CPU requirements of OS X make it impractical for older machines as well.
LinuxPPC, on the other hand, has a reputation for giving new life to old Macs that would otherwise be on a shelf collecting dust somewhere. Need a cheap router? Find that old Quadra, install LinuxPPC, stick it in your closet and forget about it.
Of course, what operating systems you choose should be based on what you want to do with your machines. But for older Macs, OS X is not a choice.
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The linuxppc-halloween is a beta distro. The Q4 final release sounds like it will have some new stuff like the graphical yaboot loader and the FWB Toolkit. Whether there's any difference in the RPM packages between halloween and Q4, I couldn't tell you.
This was originally supposed to be a Q3 release but the LPPC team has suffered a bunch of setbacks this year that forced the delays, most prominently Jason's car accident. I'm hoping that they will use the time between now and Macworld to roll those CDs and have them ready to go - they had some problems fulfilling orders in a timely manner the last time they announced a major release.
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One thing to consider in this LPPC vs. OS X showdown is that Mac OS X will only be supported on the very latest Apple machines. While there have been scattered reports of success installing OS X on older Macs or clones, my understanding is that it's a painful process at best. The memory and CPU requirements of OS X make it impractical for older machines as well.
LinuxPPC, on the other hand, has a reputation for giving new life to old Macs that would otherwise be on a shelf collecting dust somewhere. Need a cheap router? Find that old Quadra, install LinuxPPC, stick it in your closet and forget about it.
Of course, what operating systems you choose should be based on what you want to do with your machines. But for older Macs, OS X is not a choice.
The linuxppc-halloween is a beta distro. The Q4 final release sounds like it will have some new stuff like the graphical yaboot loader and the FWB Toolkit. Whether there's any difference in the RPM packages between halloween and Q4, I couldn't tell you. This was originally supposed to be a Q3 release but the LPPC team has suffered a bunch of setbacks this year that forced the delays, most prominently Jason's car accident. I'm hoping that they will use the time between now and Macworld to roll those CDs and have them ready to go - they had some problems fulfilling orders in a timely manner the last time they announced a major release.