Talk:MkLinux

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[edit] NPOV

Marking the article POV-check -- it contains considerable statement of opinion on the importance/prevalence of Yellow Dog Linux ... which is bizare given that this is an MkLinux article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.17.192 (talk) 20:32, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I was basically rewriting/editing a linux article to cram some info in quickly. Yellow Dog still seems to be using mklinux's bootloader to support some macs, so there must have been some interesting exchanges of code. YDLinux 5.0+ no longer supports G3 and lower. Apparently publications on the web (I was looking for quotable references) are mainly written after mklinux's abandonment by Apple and many of the writers try to steer newbies to better supported distros. Since Macs went Intel, and YDL now showcases PS3 support, Debian seems to be the best source for PPC linux. that opinion is definitely my POV, though.

There was at least one developer in Florida who was selling CDs with his own version of the mklinux distros with minor patches and updates. He had a web site which I've lost track of, although it might be on Wayback machine at archive.org. Cuvtixo 18:54, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Utility

50,000 to 100k users is a lot of users. But what are they all doing with MkLinux? If it started as a port to PowerPC, aren't there many distros that do that, and better? But if the advantage comes from being run by Minix, then the article is incomplete as it completely omits any discussion of why that might be a good thing. Of course, it's possible the numer of users is simply inflated... --Gwern (contribs) 01:26, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

I think the number comes from the MkLinux web site (which hasn't been updated in years...). The line should probably be removed, since it's likely inaccurate now and there's no cite for it.
I think MkLinux was one of the first PowerPC Linux distributions (along with LinuxPPC). No idea why they ran it in a Mach microkernel; it would certainly be interesting if somebody with more experience in that area came and identified some of the strengths and weaknesses of the approach. --typhoon 05:58, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Corrections

Has been updated, although very slowly, updates do come out. Gwern's questions are mainly moot. Perhaps he wants to confirm notability. I have provided the name and info of Mklinux: Microkernel Linux for the Power Macintosh. I've clumsily included ISBN and other info because this is a great primary source and confirmation and future citations will probably come from this work. Publisher: Prime Time Freeware (March 1997) Language: English ISBN-10: 1881957241 ISBN-13: 978-1881957249 I will try and find my copy and add material to the article. Cuvtixo 16:40, 7 September 2007 (UTC)