On Aug 24, 2005, at 12:42, Michael Costolo wrote:
Does it *HAVE* to be linux? I recently picked up a Powerbook (BSD).
Fabulous
piece of hardware.
Yellow Dog Linux or Fedora Core 4 PPC or SuSE PPC might also be a
candidate. You'd have to get a PCMCIA wireless card if you go that
route because the Apple "Airport Extreme" is a Broadcom chipset, and
Broadcom doesn't play well with Open Source. They have a binary-only
driver for the WRT54G (MIPS) but won't release source. Last I heard
they were claiming the Pentagon wouldn't let them release a driver
<derogatory sneeze>.
Some guys are attempting to Chinese Wall the chipset:
http://linux-bcom4301.sourceforge.net/go/progress
but it's not ready yet (help wanted).
Yes, these are the same Broadcom people posting to GNHLUG-jobs looking
for Linux folk for their new RAID card.
It's a pisser because the iBook is about the best value in a rugged
laptop to be had, but there's no PCMCIA slot (note: the 12" 'Powerbook'
is really a full-metal-jacketed iBook, so don't look there either).
-Bill
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