At 23:23 -0400 1998-04-19, Alain Toussaint wrote: >> where are they? I see a directory for disks-i386 and several other >> platforms (alpha, sparc and m68k) but no disks-powerpc. >> >> So how does one get started installing Debian on a PowerPC MAC, and where >> are the instructions? >> > >i don't think there will be a Debian for the Mac version of the powerPC as
Wrong, I am working on just such a thing, powerpc.debian.org is a Motorola StarMax Mac clone of some sort (I'm not clear on the details since the machine is many thousands of miles from me). >long as these machine remain proprietary,there's version of linux for the >IBM powerPC line but the only linux distribution especially for the Mac >PPC is available at: > >http://www.mklinux.apple.com/ That is not correct either, PCI Power Macs have been supported by LinuxPPC for about 18 months now, the machines are somewhat closed, but still quite a bit of documentation on the workings of the machines is available. >i did research some documentation there and their linux version have >some files covered under another licence than the GPL due to the >proprietary nature of the machine (and these files i'm talking'bout are >sometime critical to linux) Also wrong, MkLinux is a Linux "single-server" running on top of the OSF Mach 3 microkernel, the microkernel is not licensed under the GPL, but instead under an XFree86-like license. The Linux server is licensed under the GPL as it must be. -- Joel "Espy" Klecker <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://web.espy.org/> Debian GNU/Linux Developer...................<http://www.debian.org/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]