Linux/PPC Developers Reference Release
Tucson, Arizona--Feb 01, 2000

The Linux/PPC Developers have now released a major update to their
Developers Reference Release.   Version 1.1 now supports more machines
and and peripherals.

The Linux/PPC Developers, a loose coalition of programmers, have developed
the Reference Release as a basis for other PowerPC Linux distributions.
This release is not intended for general use but as a set of common
software to be used by Linux distributors as the basis of their PowerPC
products.

The Reference Release will be available as source and binary RPMs.  All
of the packages needed to build and configure a system are included.

Various PowerPC Linux manufacturers have already used the previous
release and we hope they will continue to. Tom Rini, project manager for
this release, states: "The ultimate goal of this project is to allow any
company to make a release that will be compatible with all other existing
packages."

The Linux/PPC Developers Reference Release:

 Red Hat Linux 6.1 Based Including:
    * Linux kernel 2.2.14 w/ USB support from 2.3.41pre3
    * glibc 2.1.3pre3
    * gcc 2.95.2
    * XFree86 3.3.6
    * Gnome 1.0.54
    * KDE 1.1.2

About The Linux/PPC Developers

The Linux/PPC Developers are a group of people working on Linux for the
PowerPC.  While the group works on porting Red Hat Linux to the PowerPC,
it does not directly work with Red Hat Software.  The Developers have a
hand in everything from Linux kernel development to user software
development.  Their goal is to create a close community of PowerPC Linux
companies, users and developers.

Please see:
http://www.redhat.com for more information on Red Hat Linux
http://www.crashing.org/mirrors.txt for distribution mirrors
http://gate.crashing.org for more information on development

Contact us:
Send email to: dev@kernel.crashing.org

We would like to thank Karthik Arumugham of Global NAPs for hosting the
release.

Red Hat is a trademark of Red Hat Software, Inc.  Linux is a trademark of
Linus Torvalds.  PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines,
Inc.  Apple, Macintosh and Power Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer,
Inc.  All other products mentioned are trademarked and/or registered by
their respective companies.


In the past there has been some confusion relating us to LinuxPPC Inc.
While Tom Rini's work is sponsored by them, all work done is for the
community at large.

Questions?  Email us at dev@kernel.crashing.org

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