Subject: Re: Linux on PDS PowerMacs
To: Nick STEPHEN <stephen@gr.osf.org>
From: Julian Bean <jules@mailbox.co.uk>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 02/08/1996 23:11:08
>
>I don't know all the numbers of the different PowerMacs. The reference
>page for what will be supported and in what priority is at
>
>http://www.mklinux.apple.com

Yeah.  It mentions the NuBus Macs, and the PCI ones, but it utterly forgets
us poor benighted PDS powermacs (i.e. no bus at all !)

>
>I _believe_ that we'll be supporting all 'true' PowerMacs - ie. those
>that aren't upgrades from 68K macs. Once we've got the code out there
>you're more than welcome to look at it/improve it. In fact, we will
>actively encourage people to do so, and plan to merge in improvements.

I just hope you are... ;-)

>Yes, there are *lots* of willing testers - I'm getting drowned in
>emails. The answer is that we have all the alpha-testers we need, and
>what we put out will have already gone through that stage. When the
>code goes out, I expect it will go out to *everyone* to run, test and
>improve.

I feared that would be the case....

Jules


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