{"wikiid":614745,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"MkLinux","revisionid":1341278,"contents_raw":"== Background Information ==\n\nMkLinux, a project initiated by the Open Software Foundation Research Institute and Apple Computer, aimed to port [[Topic:Linux|Linux]] to various [[Topic:Power Mac|Power Mac]] and [[Topic:PowerBook|PowerBook]] platforms. Initially, the project was led by Apple and OSF Research Institute and was announced during the 1996 World Wide Devlopers Conference, but in the summer of 1998, it transitioned to a community-driven effort.\n\nMkLinux marks Apple\u2019s first official endeavor to support a free and open-source software project. The work done with the Mach 3.0 kernel in MkLinux is credited with significantly aiding the initial porting of NeXTSTEP to the Macintosh hardware platform, which later evolved into [[Topic:Mac OS X|macOS]].\n\n== Technical Specifications ==\n\n=== ***General Information*** ===\n\n* ***Developer:*** \n** OSF Research Institute\n** Apple Inc.\n** MkLinux Developers Association\n** Volunteer community\n* ***Licensing:*** GNU General Public License\n* ***OS Family:*** \n** Linux (Unix-like)\n** MacOS\n* ***Initial Release Date:*** Febuary 1996\n* ***Latest Release Date:*** August 5, 2002\n\n=== ***Availability Information*** ===\n\n* ***Languages:*** English\n* ***Platforms:*** PowerPC\n\n=== ***System Information*** ===\n\n* ***Working State:*** Discontinued\n* ***Source Model:*** Open Source\n* ***Update Method:*** Manual Update\n* ***Userland:*** Red Hat Linux\n* ***Package manager:*** RPM\n* ***Default User Interface:*** Console, X11\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* [link|https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MkLinux|MkLinux Wikipedia Entry]\n* [link|https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241109111712\/http:\/\/www.mklinux.org\/|MkLinux Webpage Archive (Grabbed November 9, 2024)]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background Information"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"MkLinux, a project initiated by the Open Software Foundation Research Institute and Apple Computer, aimed to port "},{"type":"text","text":"Linux","marks":[{"type":"wikiLink","attrs":{"target":"Topic:Linux","tag":null,"newWindow":false,"href":"\/Topic\/Linux"}}]},{"type":"text","text":" to various "},{"type":"text","text":"Power Mac","marks":[{"type":"wikiLink","attrs":{"target":"Topic:Power Mac","tag":null,"newWindow":false,"href":"\/Topic\/Power_Mac"}}]},{"type":"text","text":" and "},{"type":"text","text":"PowerBook","marks":[{"type":"wikiLink","attrs":{"target":"Topic:PowerBook","tag":null,"newWindow":false,"href":"\/Topic\/PowerBook"}}]},{"type":"text","text":" platforms. 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