Subject: Re: kde
To: David A. Gatwood <marsmail@globegate.utm.edu>
From: Christian Taylor <ctaylor@fox.nstn.ca>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/10/1997 20:37:50
>On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Michael G. Schabert wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 11 Nov 1997, Mark Andres wrote:
>>
>> > I took a look.  The package should include the entire basic system, but it
>> > is for Linux-mac68k.  I don't know if it will work under NetBSD or not.  I
>> > am in the process of downloading it now, so when i get a chnace to try it,
>> > I'll let you know.
>>
>> Umm...Linux/Mac68k was a VaporWare/dead-end project that never surfaced.
>> Some people from the NetBSD/AltMacOS community have recently looked into
>> attempting to resume work on it. To my knowlege, however, there's no
>> working kernel & so no need for a GUI yet.
>>
>> Please correct me if I'm wrong, as I'd be very interested in a MacLinux.
>
>There was a recent revitalization of the project.  I'm not sure what the
>status of it is, though.  I'd be surprised if they got to the X stage that
>quickly, but... try http://www.primenet.com/~afritz/linux-mac68k/ or
>supposedly http://www.maclinux.org, though I can't seem to get the latter
>to work....  Dunno.

Actually, I think Alan Cox managed to boot a frame buffer X server some
time ago.

 -Christian

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