FYI, there is a slackware for ppc macs its called slackintosh (www.workaround.ch)
Sent from my iPhone 4 On Feb 18, 2012, at 4:22 PM, "David W. Morris" <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought this was the G3-G5 List? > > Why are we discussing slackware for an Intel powered MacPro? Because they asked about a linux distro. Worth? These are > > I can understand discussing Intel Mac's, if you are making recommendations > about which used Mac computers to consider buying, compared to the > performance available on a G4 or G5 PowerMac, but I could not even find a PPC > version of slackware during my quick look at their site. Can we try to keep > the discussion here focused on Mac computers with G series cpu's? > On Feb 18, 2012, at 1:06 PM, Jesse wrote: > >> I would consider slackware >> >> www.slackware.com >> >> It is imho the best distro. Period. And worth a try, on your setup. They >> also have a 64-bit branch called slamd64 added to the tree here in the last >> few years. Not only is it highly used by nerds, its highly configurably, and >> only as complex as you want it. The user base is highly experienced as >> well......... >> > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
