Does the switch from PPC to Intel cloud the scribus/Mac path? That pre-alpha aqua work seems cancelled out by the chip change..would you continue coding for a platform not long for this world?
Would the Mac version then become pretty much like any x86 version, with some mac-specific tweaks, then? Just curious. J On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 03:30:17 +0800, Craig Ringer wrote: > Hi folks > > It seems we have some fun ahead of us - and a new way to isolate endian > bugs. Apple's going to be making Intel based machines with MacOS/X: > > http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/06/06/liveupdate/index.php > > Hmm... dual boot MacOS/X and Linux, with WINE/QEmu on the side. > Tempting. Throw in MacOS/X running in a Xen instance under Linux and > it's a developer's dream - all we need now is Solaris x86 under Xen too. > > Tell you what Andreas ... if I can get my hands on an Intel-based Mac > mini (my money is on Pentium M, maybe P-M Celeron re CPU choice, and > probably still a custom mobo with OpenFirmware etc), I'll be able to > help you more with the MacOS/X port :-) . No more VNC to the eMac at > work. > > Maybe they'll even build the iBooks with two mouse buttons now :-P > > I think this is interesting for Scribus, especially if these things take > off. Doubly so if you can (*gasp*) dual boot Windows on the new macs > too, since that might mean whole new markets exposed to an arch we can > get a port up and running for with considerably less pain than win32. > > -- > Craig Ringer > > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus
