more ppc compatibility coming soon?

Phill Whiteside PhillW at Ubuntu.com
Mon Jul 16 21:30:06 UTC 2012


Hi Maps,

thanks for bringing this up. Can I ask that anyone with access to PPC kit
please do join the lubuntu-qa team [1]. We really do need some bodies about
to ensure that we have a good ppc release for 12.10. I assure you, we do
not bite!

Regards,

Phill.
1. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing


On 16 July 2012 21:03, Maps Backward <maps.backward at gmail.com> wrote:

> i know many of you are using lubuntu as a way to bring old ppc machines
> back to life, so this will be relevant to you, especially in that there are
> many obstacles one has to face in order to get everything set up with ppc.
> in any case, i don't know the exact details, but it looks like there are
> some changes on the horizon with linux kernel 3.5-rc7 that include ppc
> fixes.
>
> more here but you can also sift through kernel.org if you want to find
> out the specifics:
>
> https://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/071612-linux-rc7-torvalds-260919.html
>
> wxl
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