Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:49:55 -0800 (PST) From: Peter Hull To: <lwn@lwn.net> Subject: LinuxPPC at Macworld Hello, Just a few notes Upon returning from Macworld SFO today: * I read Wired's account of Jeff Carr sitting alone at the LinuxPPC kiosk (not really a booth). My experience was far different...every time I went by, Jeff and Jason Haas (whom I was greatly delighted to see there, looking in great shape) were surrounded by people very interested in their product. (This was on Wednesday and Thursday.) There was also quite a bit of interest at the Yellow Dog booth...many $10 CD sets being sold. * There were quite a few vendors that advertised Linux compatibility, including one database vendor (OpenBase, I think...) that had a list of about six different distributions that they support. Overall the show seemed extremely *nix-friendly, considering the BSD base of Mac OS X. * Connectix's new Mac-to-PC filesharing product advertised itself as Linux-compatible (though what they really mean is Samba-compatible.) :-) It seems like a pretty nice piece of work. (I have no financial interest or ties to Connectix, BTW.) Peter H.