Several readers have noted IBM's announcement that they will be releasing a PowerPC-Linux based reference platform. IBM says it will make its ...

French Linux seller MandrakeSoft has announced version 8 of its software for PowerPC-based computers, the company plans to announce Monday at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco.

The company noted that they’re the first PowerPC Linux vendor to offer support for Nvidia GeForce 2 MX video cards. Improvements in Yellow Dog Linux 2.1 include: ...

Apple is leaving the PowerPC chip family behind, but Linux on Power vendors, Terra Soft, Red Hat and Novell/SuSE are staying with the IBM chip family.