sure, but the original post says that this is not working out. As far as ppc *nixes: There is also mandrake-ppc which is now only a volunteer project, yellow dog, fedora-ppc, source mage, gentoo, rock linux and that's just linux. On the bsd front there is open and net, and they are working on a Freebsd-ppc.
I've probably missed a few too. On Sat, 2005-05-02 at 16:03 +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote: > i see your point, but if someone wants to fix it on intel > and it works on ppc they can go for it > > what other ppc dists are there? deb, ubuntu, crux? > > Dean > > Mauro wrote: > > I guess my point is that it does matter who fixes alsa for it to be > > usable for ppc. I agree in part it should not matter, to a point. It > > should definitely be a ppc distro if not debian/ubuntu. > > > > On Sat, 2005-05-02 at 14:25 +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote: > > > >>im talking about suse supporting alsa > >> > >> > >> > >>Dean > >> > >>Mauro wrote: > >> > >>>There is no such thing as suse ppc and there hasn't been for a few > >>>versions. Things have to get tested after porting because things are > >>>not always a simple matter of porting as the start of this thread > >>>already suggests. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>On Sat, 2005-05-02 at 13:08 +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>>>Wouldn't it be a good idea to place a bounty to encourage Ubuntu PPC > >>>>>>developers to get around fixing snd-powermac for all Mac PPC chips? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Sorry but I failed to parse your message. > >>>>> > >>>>>Are the Ubuntu people setting a bounty? Or you want us to set a bounty > >>>>>so that > >>>>>Ubuntu people can fix the problem and get the money? > >>>>> > >>>>>In the second case, what the fsck do the Ubuntu people have to do with > >>>>>anything? Can we target that bounty to whoever fixes the problem, and > >>>>>not just > >>>>>them? > >>>> > >>>>Who cares who fixes it, jut get the patches into alsa and everyone is > >>>>happy. We benefit from patches to the kernel from fedora, suse whatever. > >>>>heck, alsa pretty much has suse to thank for what it is today. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>On the other hand, I am sorry I have not put any money to BenH's pool, > >>>>>but I > >>>>>am in the process of buying a house and I am rather broke. Anyway, I > >>>>>would put > >>>>>a bounty, I would give it to BenH and then I would think about a second > >>>>>bounty > >>>>>for the sound problems. > >>>> > >>>>On that note, ben has published his paypal account. > >>>> > >>>>Ill send an email to everyone who pledged for the minimac to get them > >>>>to send their money. Id be happy to receive direct deposits from > >>>>australians and then send it on through my paypal account (if people > >>>>trust me). > >>>> > >>>>As for the g5 project, we have a handfull or pledges but not even > >>>>close to enough to get an imac g5. > >>>> > >>>>Dean > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
