Once again, we quote from the Linux FAQ because it already contains everything that one needs to know:
6. Sources for information/sources/binaries =========================================== 6.1 Documentation ----------------- This FAQ is available on ftp://tsx-11-and-mirrors/pub/linux/680x0/FAQ and http://pfah.informatik.uni-kl.de:8000/pers/jmayer/linux68k-faq. An installation guide is available at ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de /pub/amiga/linux/local/docs/Install-Linux_m68k.doc. Although the guide was written for the Amiga, many things are also useful for Atari users. An Atari specific install guide can be found at http://www.gti.net/azog/linux68k.txt; another one can be found at http://zippy.spods.dcs.kcl.ac.uk/ ~tomlin/flinux.html. The ANNOUNCE files are also valuable documentation. Further documents can be found in the directories ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/ linux/docs/ and ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs. These documents were written for Linux/i386 but many are useful for Linux/m68k users too (e.g. howtos on UUCP, PPP and the general Linux FAQ). A faq on Motorla chips (including the 680x0 microprocessors) is available at ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.sys.m68k/ comp.sys.m68k_Frequently_Asked_Questions_(FAQ) and mirrors. Last but not least: Look into the Doc directory of the kernel tree (you do have 0.9.13 or newer?). 6.2 Newsgroups -------------- comp.os.linux.development.kernel: This group is on Linux *kernel* development only. From time to time it contains messages dealing with the Linux/m68k kernel. comp.os.linux.announce: This group announces new Linux related products as well as new kernel releases. Announcements for new versions of Linux/m68k may be found there. maus.os.linux68k: This group deals with Linux/m68k only. The languages currently used are German and English. The following internet site is known to serve this group: news.uni-stuttgart.de (read only) The Newsgroup is also available in FidoNet (LINUX-68K.GER). comp.unix.amiga: This group is for discussions on AMIX, NetBSD and Linux/m68k on the Amiga. As most articles on Linux/m68k are not Amiga specific, the name is somewhat of a misnomer. de.comp.sys.amiga.unix: Similar to comp.unix.amiga but in German language. 6.3 Mailinglists ---------------- I am aware of two mailinglists for Linux/m68k. The first is being phased out because of technical reasons (overloaded). To join the first, send mail to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu with no subject and body 'subscribe linux-680x0'. Content messages should be sent to linux-680x0@vger.rutgers.edu. An archive for this list can be found via Helmut Neukirchen's WWW page. Another mailinglist originally intended for Linux on Ataris where many "general" things are dicussed as well is named linux-m68k. It is now a full blown Linux/m68k mailing list. To subscribe send mail to majordomo@phil.uni-sb.de, any subject, with body 'subscribe linux-m68k'. Note: linux-m68k was formerly known as atarix. Note2: All mails sent to linux-680x0 will be mirrored in linux-m68k. 6.4 WWW-sites ------------- Helmut Neukirchen's Linux/m68k WWW page: http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~hn/linux68k.html Chris Lawrence' Linux/m68k WWW page: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~lawrenc/linux/index.html Mirrors of tsx-11 via WWW: http://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/Linux/tsx-11-mirror/680x0/ 6.5 Ftp-sites ------------- THE Linux/m68k server: ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/680x0/ THE two Linux servers (sources for you to port to/compile on Linux/m68k): ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/ ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/ Mirrors (please use the one nearest to you, most of these mirrors are updated daily): ftp://ftp.tu-clausthal.de/pub/systems/Linux/680x0/ ftp://ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/comp/os/linux/680x0/ ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/pub/linux/680x0/ ftp://ftp.twi.tudelft.nl/pub/Linux/680x0/ ftp://ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/Linux/BETA/680x0/ ftp://ftp.germany.eu.net/pub/os/Linux/Mirror.SunSITE/ ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/atari/linux/ ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/computing/operating-systems/Linux/tsx-11-mirror/680x0/ ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/amiga/unix/Linux ftp://ftp.spc.uchicago.edu/pub/linux/680x0 ftp://ftp.nvg.unit.no/pub/linux/680x0 Linux on Amiga: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/pub/amiga/linux/local/ Linux on Atari (all new patches for Ataris): ftp://ftp.phil.uni-sb.de:/pub/atari/linux/ [Please tell me if your favourite mirror is not on this list.] The kernel source for Linux/m68k can be found in 680x0/src/, a lot of binaries in 680x0/bin/. A few more tools reside in 680x0/tools/. The following addresses are known to offer ftp-mail: ftpmail@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de ftpmail@ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de 6.6 Modem --------- If you have a modem, you can get Linux/m68k from the following addresses: 6.6.1 Germany ------------- System name: nasim Phone: +49 89 5469593, ZyX19200 Login: Anon-uucp: nuucp - no password / ZModem: gast - no password Contents: full 680x0-tree of tsx-11 in /pub/linux-68k Get first: index file /pub/linux-68k/ls-lR.nasim.linux-68k.gz Other features: provides uucp access to 680X0 channel (read only) and the linux.act.* news-groups Admin: Frank Bartels (knarf@nasim.cube.net) 6.7 Distributions ----------------- There are no distributions available via ftp at the moment. ALD (= Autoren Linux68K Distribution) for Atari is available from Whiteline. 6.8 IRC (Internet Relay Chat) ----------------------------- I'm trying to establish an IRC channel for Linux/m68k: #Linux68k Just do a "/join #Linux68k" and look out for others. If nobody's there, there are two possible reasons for this: You are the first to join this channel (actually, the first one to join a channel creates this channel) or (due to overload) the worldwide IRC net split into several nets and everyone else is in another net (these nets merge automagically the moment the overload goes away). There already is a well established #Linux.
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