I'm also a member of debian-68k where they still make builds of software and the kernel for m68k processors. So it's not so much that ppc32 is dead, we just need people like us coming out of the woodwork to start helping out.

For the kinda-near future I'll be using my Powerbook G4 1.67 as my main portable machine so I'll definitely be interested in seeing how well Fedora PPC32 works on that machine. I'll also test an early G4 as well (TiBook 400) and a Dual G4 (XServe G4 1.0)


On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 4:48 AM, Peter Lemenkov <lemenkov@gmail.com> wrote:
2013/7/27 Subsentient <thinkingrodent@gmail.com>:
> Hi, I noticed that you have ceased to provide 32 Bit PowerPC ISOs. It's also
> clear that this was nearly unanimous since you went through with it, but I
> am very disappointed.

Me too but let's face the truth - due to number of consequent
marketing and technical issues PowerPC is dead. Not only 32-bit but
64-bit arch will go the way of Tyrannosaurus quite soon. Meanwhile I'm
still using Mac Mini G4.

> Us PowerPC users are not dead yet, and those old Apple macs can still prove
> very very useful as a Linux box, especially as servers, as I know very well.
> Please don't abandon users like me who already feel abandoned by most
> distributions. I understand if you decide to reaffirm your position, but
> your user base for 32 bit PowerPC was significantly larger than
> you know.

You can buy ARM box much more powerful than old 32-bin Mac for just a
100-150$. That's exactly what I'll do then my Mac Mini dies.
--
With best regards, Peter Lemenkov.
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