On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:02:21 -0500 "Callum Lerwick" <seg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Jesse Keating <jkeating <at> redhat.com> writes: > > > To be fair, it likely requires a ppc host to be able to investigate the > > > problem to this level, and that's just not something everybody has > > > sitting on their desk. > > > > Right, and that's why PPC (and PPC64 even more so) should be a secondary > > arch. > > When the most mainstream "computer" with a PPC CPU is the PS3, you know you > > have a problem. ;-) PPC as a primary arch made sense when Macs used it, not > > anymore. > > > I've not the time to dig up numbers, but I'd be willing to bet that the Xbox > 360, PS3, and Nintendo Wii, all PPC based, have together sold more units in > the few years they've existed than PPC Mac's Apple has sold in its entire > history. For extra points add the Game Cube in as well, it was PPC based > too. > > There's an immense installed base of brand new, (As in, not obsolete) PPC > machines out there, although we're only officially allowed to run on the PS3 > so far. It is rather shortsighted to discount this market. F8 and F9 both run on the PS3. I have no idea what you mean by "officially allowed." Sony even gives you the option to install another OS in their game firmware... josh -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
