ppc64 hardware support

[Sivan Green]

On 10:14, Sun 28 Aug 05, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Tom Gall">
> 
> > Alas no go but closer examination of the install iso I can see why.  The
> > powerpc iso is basically constructed to only support Apple systems.
> > Support of IBM ppc64 systems however could be added to the iso without a
> > whole bunch of difficulty. (It's really just mundane trivia) I'd be happy
> > to help make this happen.

I'm also interested in this, so I am going to try pick up
some hints from RH's way of doing it, and try produce an
image that boots on the platform. Me and Colin already
discussed the differences, and it seems that we need some
additional mkisofs flags to make it go. 

> > Related I'd also like to connect with someone on the powerc team for the
> > purposes of mentoring with the goal of being able to lending a helping
> > hand. I'm a software engineer by trade (19 years of hacking C) so I should
> > be able to be productive very quickly.
> 
> We don't actually have a dedicated powerpc team at this point, but between
> the main developer team and the Masters of the Universe [1], we'll be able
> to get you up to speed pretty quickly.

I'm also happy to discover there are more people interested
in this other then me :) will be nice to meet on IRC or get
in contact someother way. 

Note that I am going to start a page on the wiki wrt this
support, feel free to add ideas there and comment on mine.

Best!

Sivan