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Macworld online: LinuxPPC 1999

“Linux performed very well on our 450MHz Power Mac G3. The
graphical interface was crisply responsive, and an informal test of
the Apache Web server showed it to be considerably faster than
Apache running under Apple’s OS X Server. Alas, we experienced a
number of unexplained crashes of the graphical interface.”

“LinuxPPC 1999 is a well-executed port of the latest Linux
distribution.
If you’re technically savvy, you’ll find Linux a
speedy server. But a Macintosh it’s not, so don’t even think about
running a LinuxPPC-equipped machine as a desktop computer.”

“Poor documentation; complex installation.”

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