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The Register: LinuxPPC readies retail release

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 7, 2000

“Mac Linux distributor LinuxPPC is preparing to widen the appeal
of its PowerPC implementation of the open source OS with a push
into the Mac retail and resale channel.”

The drive will centre on the company’s upcoming LinuxPPC
2000 release, to be made available in a box set comprising dual
source and binary CDs, and, at long last, a printed
manual.

“LinuxPPC 2000 sports upgraded kernel, utilities, application
and GUI software; an improved, faster version of its graphical
installation utility; and a graphical disk partitioning utility. It
will also be the company’s first version of Linux to boot directly
off the CD. LinuxPPC 2000 is based on the popular x86-oriented Red
Hat Linux.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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