[News] PegXLin now "Ready for IBM Technology" | ANN.lu |
Posted on 13-Oct-2003 18:02 GMT by Christian Kemp | 46 comments View flat View list |
There is now a PegXLin
entry at the IBM Global Solutions Directory. PegXLin is a one CD installed image of Debian/Sarge for the PegasosPPC. It uses part of the Debian/Sarge installer, but then uses an installer script that copies the PegXLin pre-installed image to the disk.
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PegXLin now "Ready for IBM Technology" : Comment 17 of 46 | ANN.lu |
Posted by Sven Luther on 14-Oct-2003 04:29 GMT | Hello,
First, let's look at the different other things that are "Ready for IBM". Among those you will find hardware solutions as well as compilers suite or other software solutions. There is an entry about NetBSD and other OSes or Development environment. So, having a linux distribution "Ready for IBM" doesn't sound all that bad. Genesi now has, if i am not wrong, three pieces of technology "Ready for IBM" : The Pegasos Motherboard (which uses IBM processors), MorphOS (which runs on Pegasos) and our Linux solution (PegXLin, but also Debian Woody).
Second, about why PegXLin and not a more popular distro. I urge you all to have a look at http://linux.pegasosppc.com to get some idea of the current status of Linux support on the Pegasos. Among the distributions, it has been Debian which has been choosen, not only because i am a debian developer, but also because it is the distribution with the oldest ppc history, with an ephasis on multiple architecture support (we support m68k and s390 for example), and a distribution of indeniable quality and widespread recognition. Genesi has been present at three Debian events lately, it was represented at the debian boot of LinuxTag, at the Debconf 3 in Oslo, and at the debian-installer mini-debcamp in Oldenburg.
It is true that support for other distros would have been nice too, but there is a certain amount of work needed for it, mainly to get the early installation working. As such, we have support for debian/woody and Gentoo, with Debian/Sarge one the way. Mandrake can be installed thanks to the image installer from Christian Geier and Michael Heide. And this make me come to PegXLin. PegXLin is in truth a pre-installed Debian/Sarge-Sid image. As such it offers a quick and hassle installation, and is ideal for having people not familiar with linux discover it. Additionnally, it allows people to experiment things not found in the released debian version (woody) without the hassle of a over the line upgrade, like XFree 4.3.0 support for example. I Personally prefer a true installer and am working to make sure Debian/Sarge, once it is released, will support the Pegasos I and II out of the box, and once that happens, there is no doubt that Debian/Sarge will be marked as "Ready for IBM" too.
One last thing for corpse: you said : "How in hell can you hope to use Debian if you're too stupid to even install it ". And i suppose nobody uses Knoppix or its many derivative, and you never heard of Lindows, or Linex with its over 100 000 debian installed system in spanish extremadura. Nor of Skolelinux which is taking over Norvegian schools, or the big interest in debian that you can find from the Brasilian governement, Brasil, which will host nexts year debian conference.
Friendly,
Sven Luther |
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