[ Thanks to Greta
Durr for this link. ]
“SuSE is showing signs of wanderlust. The Linux company is
moving into new territories with plans to release a fully
engineered version of the Linux operating system (OS) for the Apple
PowerPC, the IBM RS 6000 and Motorola PReP.”
“Customers have asked us to provide SuSE Linux on platforms
other than x86,” said Dirk Hohndel, CTO of SuSE AG in Germany. “We
added a version for the Alpha last year; PowerPC and the IBM S/390
were added this year. Other platforms will follow according to
demand. Having SuSE Linux available on several platforms makes it
easier for companies that are using a heterogeneous hardware
environment to reduce administration costs.”
“SuSE Linux is going to be available for the S/390 later this
year,” Hohndel continued. “But all these projects are triggered by
the same reasons–customers’ demand for Linux on other platforms.
Linux is now the only commercially viable OS that is available on
the majority of today’s hardware platforms. No other software
environment can offer this benefit.”