11 May
2001
11 May
'01
10:27 a.m.
Joss Winn wrote:
Is anyone on this list using Linux on a Macintosh?
Yup, SuSE7.0 on a G3 PowerBook.
If not, would anyone care for a summary of the current state of Linux on Macs? There are some interesting things going on. For the most part, it is very similar to Linux on x86, but there are some noteworthy differences to consider.
Yeah, there's a few oddities. I think the biggest difference though is in software- if you can't get the source code, then quite often you'll find the Linux version is for X86 only, which can be a pain.
I hardly every use the Apple OS these days (I triple boot with Apple OS 9.1, Apple OS X -BSD/Darwin - and Linux), but I would still buy Apple hardware for Linux.
It's nice and stable, for sure. And pretty fast.
Jo
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