More Linux on PPC Coming?

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snoopysnoopy
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Could it be that Intel will start making it more difficult to run competitive operating systems on their better processors, giving a clear advantage to Windows? Here is an article that suggests such a thing might be happening.



http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29840.html



Such a move by Intel could encourage greater migration of Linux to the PPC. It also gives another reason why Apple should never migrate to Intel processors.

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  • Reply 1 of 6
    wmfwmf Posts: 1,164member
    I think that article is talking about the wireless module, not the processor. Linux should run fine on Pentium M (Banias).



    And if you buy >1M Intel CPUs, I'm sure you can run whatever you want on them...
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    i-bent-my-wookiei-bent-my-wookie Posts: 326member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by wmf

    I think that article is talking about the wireless module, not the processor. Linux should run fine on Pentium M (Banias).



    And if you buy >1M Intel CPUs, I'm sure you can run whatever you want on them...



    Centrino actually puts the wireless onto the pentium m chip. therefore intel gets to pre-empt other wireless vendors from teh first step. Second the centrino package api is not currently being made available for linux development. Pentium m's by themselves will work fine with linux. The centrino chips will not.
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  • Reply 3 of 6
    wmfwmf Posts: 1,164member
    Wireless is not in the Pentium M. Centrino is just a marketing scam.
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    1337_5l4xx0r1337_5l4xx0r Posts: 1,558member
    Seriously, I give it two months before there's centrino support in the linux kernel.
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    telomartelomar Posts: 1,804member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by I-bent-my-wookie

    Centrino actually puts the wireless onto the pentium m chip.



    That isn't true. Centrino is the title Intel gives if you use the Pentium M in combination with their specific motherboard designs. The Pentium M by itself is just like the PIII or PIV or any other current desktop CPU really.
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    cubedudecubedude Posts: 1,556member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Telomar

    That isn't true. Centrino is the title Intel gives if you use the Pentium M in combination with their specific motherboard designs. The Pentium M by itself is just like the PIII or PIV or any other current desktop CPU really.



    Except the Pentium M series is meant for laptop use, because of its lower power consumption, hence the "M" for mobile.
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