Subject: Re: kde
To: Michael G. Schabert <mikeride@prez.buf.servtech.com>
From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/10/1997 10:57:36
Michael G. Schabert wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 11 Nov 1997, Mark Andres wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > 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.
Au contrare...they do in fact have working kernels (for some subset of
machines, that is). Alan Cox is actually working on it, from what I hear.
I think there is a www.maclinux.org site that discusses what progress
they've made so far.
Later.
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Colin Wood cwood@ichips.intel.com
Component Design Engineer - MD6 Intel Corporation
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