[ Thanks to Isaac-Lew for this link.
]
“Apple enjoys a unique position among major computer
manufacturers as the only one to use the PowerPC chips on its
motherboard. But all that’s about to change.
“A recent decision by IBM to distribute a free motherboard
design could force Apple to compete with other hardware vendors to
sell PowerPC computers running a distribution of the Linux
OS.
“IBM engineers attending this week’s LinuxWorld Conference &
Expo in San Jose, Calif., said manufacturers are now welcome to use
its motherboard design to build their own PowerPC-based
hardware.”