Brief update on Fedora 17 and plans

[Josh Boyer]

On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 10:17 AM, R P Herrold <herrold at owlriver.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2012, Patrick Lists wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the update. Is this still focused on PPC64 and not on PPC32
>> (chirp)? Just wondering if I should buy new earplugs and fire up my old
>> 43P-150 when F17 Alpha surfaces.
>
>
> I was thinking I needed to fire up a couple of the PPC mini's and test to
> make sure these little guys are again supported
>
> They have become quite plentiful in the local 'used' market and now very
> affordable

There really isn't any focus on 32-bit PowerPC.  Still primarily ppc64.

While that might be disappointing to a degree, it does mean there is a great
opportunity for those that want to pitch in and get it working.  The bulk of
the work is handled, just some attention, testing, and targeted fixes would
be needed.

josh