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Re: chances of PPC64 build?
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"Randal T. Rioux" <[log in to unmask]>
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Randal T. Rioux
Date:
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:49:51 -0400
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On 6/9/2011 5:43 PM, Jeremy Enos wrote:
> Hi there-
> Suppose I'm assembling a list of OS candidates to run on a very large
> PPC64 based supercomputer- what are the odds of seeing a SL6 PPC64 version?

As Connie mentioned, RH dropped ppc/power support in 6. Which I think is
sad.

For the record, however, I've used OpenBSD and Gentoo on ppc/power5
systems and have had great luck!

Randy

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