Subject: AbiWord binaries for MkLinux, too
From: Paul Rohr (paul@abisource.com)
Date: Sat Dec 11 1999 - 18:37:03 CST
FYI.
One of the cool things about the various PPC Linux distributions (LinuxPPC,
MkLinux, Yellow Dog Linux) is that they're basically binary-compatible, but
without hardware on hand, this isn't something we've been able to test for
ourself.
So, I thought folks would be interested in the following report from Fred
Bacon, who's been repackaging AbiWord for the MkLinux distribution. Having
that desktop icon will be a real plus!
Paul
>Delivered-To: paul@abisource.com
>From: bacon@aerodyne.com
>Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 23:20:50 -0500 (EST)
>To: Paul Rohr <paul@abisource.com>
>Subject: Re: AbiWord for LinuxPPC
>
>Well, I've downloaded the binary and tried it out on my machine. I'm
>happy to report that it works beautifully under the limited testing that I
>have done so far. I'll be updating our ftp server this weekend, so I'll
>let you know when it goes in.
>
>The MkLinux group is finishing the preparation of its new distribution.
>We hope to have it out early next year. It's my plan to have abiword
>right there on the desktop of the new distribution. The first time a user
>logs in, they will see an icon for abiword at the bottom of their screen.
>:-) Thanks for the nice product!
>
>Fred Bacon
>
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