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Re: [News] Kubuntu 7.04, Feisty Fawn, Herd 2 Released

flatfish+++ wrote: 
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> Kubuntu 7.04, Feisty Fawn, Hard 2 Released
> 
> Have we hit 1000 different Linux distributions yet Roy
> Schestowitz?

Which hardware port are you talking about?

http://tldp.org/FAQ/Linux-FAQ/kernel.html#what-ports-to-other-
processors-are-there 

or http://tinyurl.com/wggwk

| * Compaq Alpha AXP
| * Sun SPARC and UltraSPARC
| * Motorola 68000
| * PowerPC
| * PowerPC64
| * ARM
| * Hitachi SuperH
| * IBM zSeries and S/390
| * MIPS
| * HP PA-RISC
| * Intel IA-64
| * DEC VAX
| * AMD x86-64
| * CRIS 

http://www.handhelds.org/geeklog/links.php

Top links on handheld ports:

| * Dell Axim5 Porting Project (16232)
|   A wiki page discussing the Dell Axim X5 Linux port.
| * HP iPAQ H22xx Linux Port (13946)
|   A wiki page describing the port to the HP iPAQ H2200.
| * Handheld Porting Projects (13261)
|   A wiki page linking to various Linux porting projects.
| * The Linux PDAs (10825)
|   LinuxDevices.com's authoritative index of Linux-based
|   PDAs (including upcoming, current, and ancient history). 
| * HP iPAQ H4100 Linux Port (10059)
|   A wiki page discussing the Linux port to the HP iPAQ
|   H41xx. 
| * HP iPAQ H5400/H5500 Linux Port notes (9812)
|   iPAQ H5400/H5500 Linux port status page.
| * Toshiba e7xx Linux Port (8733)
|   A wiki page discussing the Linux port to the Toshiba
|   e740/e750/330. 
| * iPAQ H193x/H194x Port (7865)
|   Information and status on the h193x/h194x porting effort.
| * POCKET PC USB HOST (5636)
|   Connect USB peripherals to your LINUX based iPAQ or
|   Zaurus, using a CompactFlash slot 

Explanation on Linux distribution:

http://www.linux.org/info/faq1.html

| What is a Linux distribution?
| A Linux "distribution" is version of the Linux operating
| system made especially by a company, organization or
| individual.

Key quote:

| The one thing they all have in common is that they use the
| Linux kernel. 
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^

| From there on, each developer will add its own programs,
| tools and other applications. Some are dedicated to
| specific uses while others are intended for the general
| public.

More information on distributions:

http://www.linux.org/dist/

| When Linus Torvalds first developed Linux back in August of
| 1991, the operating system basically consisted of his
| kernel and some GNU tools. With the help of others Linus
| added more and more tools and applications. 
|
| With time, individuals, university students and companies
| began distributing Linux with their own choice of packages
| bound around Linus' kernel. This is where the concept of
| the "distribution" was born. 
|
| Today, creating and selling Linux distributions is a
| multi-million dollar business. You can buy a boxed version
| of Linux from companies such as Red Hat, SuSE, MandrakeSoft
| and others. You can also download Linux from any number of
| companies and individuals. There are distributions of all
| types and for practically any kind of computing endeavor.
| There are versions of Linux that will give you a firewall,
| will boot the entire operating system from a floppy disk or
| CD-ROM or can be used to power TV "set-top" boxes.

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