Still, it's a nifty idea, and would make an x86-64 version *that& much easier. On 8/28/07, Alexander G. M. Smith <agmsmith@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Ben Allen wrote on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:00:31 -0500: > > On 8/27/07, Duane Ryan <bailey.d.r@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > ...Though isn't haiku an operating system that works on ppc AND x86? > > > Certainly it would help the ppc side if you could compile once, > > > distribute everywhere. > > > > BeOS was available for PPC and x86 (and required apps to be built > > separately for each), but Haiku is primarily focusing on x86. With > > Apple moving to x86, the PPC line is disappearing from the desktop > > scene and will become increasingly rare. That's not to say that a PPC > > version won't be made, only that a feature like this is probably out > > of the scope of the project at the moment. > > True. But keep in mind that the Playstation 3 and XBox 360 are both > PowerPC > systems. Though the XBox will likely be closed to other operating > systems, > the PS3 does already have GNU/Linux (and open source drivers) so it should > be possible to get Haiku working on it. > > - Alex > >