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Comment Real world experience on LinuxPPC (Score 4) 58

I have used and worked on x86 Linux for quite some time. I had been offered to work on linux for an embedded system but it used a ppc processor. I started to check out MAC's just to see what they have to offer(never used one) much of the reading I did made them look to far surpass the x86 world. This includes studies by NASA for example. So I purchased a Dual Processor G4 500 with a DVD/RAM drive and Apple Studio Display monitor. Everything is USB. Within a week I had LinuxPPC up and running fully. SMP, usb keyboard/mouse/sound and a beautiful X 4.01 display running at 1280x1024 32bit color Helix Gnome 1.2
Now, this is not for the novice Linux user, but for the power user, this has been the best setup I have ever seen. x86 never ran or looked so good as it does on this MAC hands down.
iBook, LinuxPPC sure runs great there too.
Check out lists.linuxppc.org for answers to everything.
Here is the slap to x86 Linux users. You know those annoying linux newbies who have all those stupid questions about things you have done and they just don't get it and the reply they all get from better linux users, RTMF, read this HOWTO or read the man page. But hardly ever give the correct answer. Now I hate to repeat myself also, but to my surprise, in LinuxPPC land the most advanced users and kernel contributers take a moment to help where they can.
Linux in the PPC word is way way more friendly than x86 land.

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