Linux Journal: The Penguin in the Apple

“Apple solutions are based on PowerPC processors and adopt
solutions such as widescreens, gigabit Ethernet and wireless cards
on board. Notebooks with this ind of hardware have been taboo for
Linux until a short time ago; as recently as 2000, installing Linux
on a x86 notebook was considered work for experts. Now, we not only
can run Linux on this hardware, but we also can claim it to be the
best.

“Apple, moreover, has been extremely intelligent in its
relationships with the Open Source community. Even though Apple
continues to develop, support and sell closed-source solutions (Mac
OS X), they have shown great interest in the Open Source world and
have released the kernel of OS X (Darwin) under an open-source
license. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that more
Linux users are approaching Apple solutions, which are innovative
and not hostile to open-source solutions.

“In this article we discuss the Apple PowerBook, covering the
hardware features and the installation of Gentoo Linux and trying
to understand if it really is a good choice for Linux users…”

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