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23 Jan 2010
Thunderbird 3.0.1 Community Build for PowerPC

From PPCNUX: Just an update to 3.0.1. But I have done it, as the PowerBook G4 has to have to compile Firefox 3.6, I queued the thunderbird build. So just enjoy an up to date Application on your PowerPC. I will tell you where to find the sources, offer a link to the binary and tell you where to find more information about the installation or how to compile it yourself.

Read more at www.ppcnux.com...


23 Jan 2010
Firefox 3.6.0 Community Build for Linux PowerPC

From PPCNUX: Firefox 3.6 Communty Build Logo for the PowerPC There it is, Firefox Version 3.6. And personas do work too. After you installed them.

Read more at www.ppcnux.com...


22 Jan 2010
CRUX PPC 2.6 released

A new version of CRUX PPC, a port of the CRUX Linux distribution, has been released. CRUX PPC supports most recent PowerPC hardware platforms, including both 32- and 64-bit systems. See the release notes for more information.

Read more at cruxppc.org...


19 Dec 2009
Thunderbird 3.0 Community Build for PowerPC - corrected

From PPCNUX: We had some progression with Firefox. Now we like to have Thunderbird v3 too. The main issue was the "-Os" compiler option. And that the binaries compiled with Ubuntu 9.10 PowerPC weren't portable to Debian 5 PowerPC and didn't terminate as expected. But we have a backup system running Debian.

Read more at www.ppcnux.com...


19 Dec 2009
Thunderbird 3.0 Community Build for PowerPC

From PPCNUX: We had some progression with Firefox. Now we like to have Thunderbird v3 too. The main issue was the "-Os" compiler option. And that the binaries compiled with Ubuntu 9.10 PowerPC weren't portable to Debian 5 PowerPC and didn't terminate as expected. But we have a backup system running Debian.

Read more at www.ppcnux.com...


19 Dec 2009
Firefox 3.6.Beta5 Community Build for Linux PowerPC

From PPCNUX: We missed 3.6b4 for a reason. I assumed that it will only be days before 3.6 will be released. And now it's another beta before years end. So I compiled Firefox 3.6b5 for your PowerPCs out there. I will only link to our howto for firefox-3.6. The only difference are the sources. And I will offer the binaries of course.

Read more at www.ppcnux.com...


18 Dec 2009
Firefox 3.5.6 Community Build for Linux PowerPC

From PPCNUX: We're on track with version 3.5.6. Again, we link to our howto for firefox-3.5.1. The only difference are the sources. And I will offer the binaries of course.

Read more at www.ppcnux.com...


25 Nov 2009
End of Life for PowerPC OpenSUSE

OpenSUSE 11.2 for PowerPC has gone missing, and the OpenSUSE team has now acknowledged that they will not produce future versions either. They offer to support anybody who would like to volunteer for the task. One must also wonder what the implications are for PowerPC in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server...

Read more at bugzilla.novell.com...


25 Nov 2009
End of Life for Cell Processor

There's no question that the Cell processor was successfully deployed in the PlayStation 3 and the Roadrunner supercomputer. Beyond that, its success has been debatable, and IBM has now announced that there will be no further versions of Cell processors released.

Read more at arstechnica.com...


20 Nov 2009
Firefox 3.6.Beta3 Community Build for Linux PowerPC

From PPCNUX: Next step on the way. Already done. Beta 3. I will only link to our howto for firefox-3.6. The only difference are the sources. And I will offer the binaries of course.

Read more at www.ppcnux.com...

Last modified: 21 May 2007