Greetings,
There seems to be a number of folks that are interested in making a
PPC64 version of Debian a reality. As such it's time to get organized
and make it happen, especially now that prices on PowerPC64 systems are
coming down so mere mortals can afford them.
Thankfully this is not a huge undertaking as the goal is not to create
an end to end 64 bit system. (Tho that could be done, but perhaps
that's a discussion for another day)
How can you help? There are many ways!
If you have 64 bit PowerPC hardware and a hankering to do some
development, fantastic!
If you have 32 bit PowerPC hardware, you can still run the ppc64
x-compiler so while you can't test your binary, you most certainly can
still build programs.
Even if you don't have hardware or a burning desire, certainly all
projects need folks who are willing to write web pages, document and so
on and so forth.
I've setup #debianppc64 on irc.debian.org for ongoing live discussion.
Martin has suggested we continue to use this mailing list for now.
(Always good to following the desires of the project leader!)
I hope you'll agree this is a worthwhile endeavor and with your
support, debian support for PowerPC64 processors can be enjoyed by all.
(Or at least those with or soon to have hardware ;-)
Regards,
Tom
