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Xref: sserve comp.unix.questions:56341 comp.unix.misc:14335 comp.unix.bsd:15062 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!gmi!zombie.ncsc.mil!MathWorks.Com!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uunet!psinntp!relay1!ctnews2!unity!garyg From: garyg@unity.sj.unisys.com (Gary Greene) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: Linux Date: 11 Oct 1994 22:08:13 GMT Organization: Unisys Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA Lines: 46 Message-ID: <37f2cd$dlh@ctnews2.sj.unisys.com> References: <36eshs$ds4@cedar.mr.net> <mrg.781780510@dynamo> NNTP-Posting-Host: unity.sj.unisys.com mrg@mame.mu.OZ.AU (matthew green) writes: >khooghee@marys.mnsmc.edu (Kevin Hoogheem) writes: > First off I was wondering if I could get the mailing list for > Linux and if anyone knows it infact linux is being made for > the Macintosh, I have a few people in the office here that would > like to test it out if it is in beta or what ever. please > email thanks >you could try asking the folks on comp.os.linux.* - they seem >to know about linux, amazingly enough. Well, I'm not on comp.os.linux but perhaps this recent article from PowerPC News (UK) will help: LINUX ON POWER MAC DELAYED AS I/O PROBLEMS & COLLEGE WORK INTERVENE (October 7th 1994) The amateur development work to port the Linux version of Unix to the Power Macintosh has stalled. Back in May (Issue 5 story 1054), two students, Charlton Wilbur and Jem Lewis, laid out their ambitious plans to get the Freeware Unix clone up and running on Apple's machines by September. Lewis admits that finding spare time is a problem. However he said this week: "Our biggest problem besides time right now is that the Power Mac I/O stuff is a proprietary technology, and Apple's not telling." He adds that they are trying to "cajole" the necessary information from Apple and are also looking at how to reverse engineer the chip. Lewis says that the pair are still plodding on with the project; "When we think we have a handle on what's going to happen with the Mac I/O stuff, we'll send a note with a revised schedule", he said. (C) PowerPC News - Free by mailing: add@power.globalnews.com Though the above is copyrighted they do not object to quotes so long as the attribution is kept. Respects, Gary Greene Santa Clara, California garyg@netcom.com (at home) Posted from work, please reply to the address above if you have comments.