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OS	Ver.	Date	Family	S	T	sdI	R	uD	uS	uE	³²	⁶⁴	^64le
Alpine Linux	3.20.0	2024.05.22.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	---	---	Standard • Netboot • Mini root FS
HelenOS	0.14.1	2024.05.19.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerMac G4	---	---
NetBSD	8.3	2024.05.07.	BSD	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	AmigaPPC • BeBox • EvBPPC • IBMNWS • MacPPC • MVMEPPC • OFPPC • PReP • RS/6000 • Sandpoint	MacPPC G5 (runs in 32-bit mode)	---
NetBSD	9.4	2024.04.23.	BSD	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	AmigaPPC • BeBox • EvBPPC • IBMNWS • MacPPC • MVMEPPC • OFPPC • PReP • RS/6000 • Sandpoint	MacPPC G5 (runs in 32-bit mode)	---
RT-Thread	5.1.0	2024.04.22.	RT-Thread	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source for PPC 405	---	---
Chimera Linux	RR	2024.04.21.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	---	Base Live • GNOME Live • ROOTFS core • ROOTFS minimal • ROOTFS full • ROOTFS bootstrap	Base Live • GNOME Live • ROOTFS core • ROOTFS minimal • ROOTFS full • ROOTFS bootstrap
OpenPicoRTOS	1.9.7	2024.04.16.	pico]OS	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
OpenBSD	7.5	2024.04.05.	BSD	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Mac installer • Mac installer (no filesets)	Mac installer (runs in 32-bit mode) • Mac installer (no filesets, runs in 32-bit mode) • PowerNV miniroot (no filesets) • PowerNV USB installer • PowerNV installer	---
Embox	0.6.2	2024.04.02.	Embox	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
NetBSD	10.0	2024.03.30.	BSD	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	AmigaPPC • BeBox • EvBPPC • IBMNWS • MacPPC • MVMEPPC • OFPPC • PReP • RS/6000 • Sandpoint	MacPPC G5 (runs in 32-bit mode)	---
OpenWrt	23.05.3	2024.03.25.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	N	N	Y	Freescale MPC85xx	---	---
Azure RTOS ThreadX	6.4.1	2024.02.29.	ThreadX	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
Trampoline	dev	2024.02.29.	Trampoline	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
CruxPPC	3.7	2024.02.19.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Installer • Rust package • FFmpeg package	Installer • Rust package • FFmpeg package	---
T2 SDE	24.2	2024.02.06.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Desktop (GLibC)	32/64 Desktop (GLibC)	Desktop (GLibC)
POK	dev	2024.02.03.	POK	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
T2 SDE	23.12	2023.12.20.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Desktop (GLibC)	32/64 Desktop (GLibC)	Desktop (GLibC)
Adélie Linux	1.0-Beta5	2023.12.10.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Installer • Live KDE • Live LxQt • Live MATE • Live XFCE • Mini ROOTFS • Full ROOTFS	Installer • Live KDE • Live LxQt • Live MATE • Live XFCE • Mini ROOTFS • Full ROOTFS	---
OpenWrt	22.03.6	2023.12.05.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	N	N	Y	Freescale MPC85xx	---	---
FreeBSD	14.0	2023.11.20.	BSD	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Boot only • CD • DVD • Boot only SPE • CD SPE • DVD SPE	Boot only • CD • DVD	Boot only • CD • DVD
Xubuntu	9.04	2023.10.05.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Wii Image	---	---
Xenomai	3.2.4	2023.09.14.	Linux	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
Yocto Project	4.2.3	2023.09.01.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Git source repo for MPC8315 • Build Appliance	---	---
Devuan	5.0.0	2023.08.14.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	---	---	Mini
Fienix	6.0.2	2023.08.07.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Apple, CHRP-compliant	Apple, CHRP-compliant • AmigaOne X1000 / X5000 • AmigaOne X1000 / X5000 (no boot partition)	---
RODOS	202	2023.06.19.	RODOS	Y	F	N	N	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
CirrOS	0.6.2	2023.05.30.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	---	---	Disk • Initramfs • Kernel
CirrOS	0.5.3	2023.05.30.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Disk • Initramfs • Kernel	Disk • Initramfs • Kernel	Disk • Initramfs • Kernel
OpenWrt	21.02.7	2023.05.01.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	N	N	Y	Freescale MPC85xx	---	---
FreeBSD	13.2	2023.04.11.	BSD	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Boot only • CD • DVD • Boot only SPE • CD SPE • DVD SPE	Boot only • CD • DVD	Boot only • CD • DVD
Evilnat	4.90	2023.03.08.	BSD	Y	F	N	N	N	N	Y	---	PlayStation 3 (Cobra [CEX] [noBD] and [noBD + noBT] versions)	---
AROS	nb 2023 03 06	2023.03.06.	Amiga	Y	F	N	N	Y	N	N	ACube Sam440(EP)/460 • ACube Sam440(EP)/460 Contrib	---	---
FreeRTOS	202212.01	2023.03.04.	FreeRTOS	Y	F	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Source for Virtex 4 and 5 (PowerPC 405 and 440)	---	---
RTEMS	5.3	2023.02.10.	RTEMS	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	Source	---
ChibiOS/RT	21.11.3	2022.12.29.	ChibiOS	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
Zephyr RTOS	dev	2022.12.23.	Zephyr	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	Source	Source
GNU Guix	1.4.0	2022.12.19.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	---	---	Binary
HelenOS	0.12.1	2022.12.13.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerMac G4	---	---
FreeBSD	12.4	2022.12.05.	BSD	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Boot only • Mini memstick • Memstick • CD • DVD • SPE boot only • SPE mini memstick • SPE memstick • SPE CD • SPE DVD	Boot only • Mini memstick • Memstick • CD • DVD	---
RT-Thread	4.1.1	2022.08.22.	RT-Thread	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source for PPC 405	---	---
T2 SDE	22.6	2022.07.14.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Desktop (GLibC)	32/64 Xorg (GLibC)	Desktop (GLibC)
Yocto Project	3.4.4	2022.05.13.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Git source repo for MPC8315 • Build Appliance	---	---
Glasnost	2022.05-1	2022.05.01.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	---	chroot	chroot
Fienix	5.1	2022.04.05.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Apple, Pegasos, CHRP-compliant	Apple, CHRP-compliant • AmigaOne X1000, X5000, NXP T2080RDB	---
CruxPPC	3.6	2022.03.10.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Installer • GCC6/Rust package	Installer • GCC6/Rust package	---
Akaros	4th ed.	2022.02.24.	Plan 9	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	Source	Source	---
RiscySlack	15.0	2022.02.14.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	---	---	DVD
BonSlack	15.0	2022.02.06.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	see HowTo	see HowTo	see HowTo
BonSlack	14.2	2022.01.28.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	see HowTo	see HowTo	see HowTo
HelenOS	0.11.2	2021.12.17.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerMac G4	---	---
ALT Linux	10.0	2021.12.16.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	---	---	RootFS minimal • RootFS SysVInit • RootFS systemd • RootFS systemd etcnet • Server • Server-V
Devuan	4.0.0	2021.10.14.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	---	---	Mini
ALT Linux	9.2	2021.08.03.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	---	---	RootFS minimal • RootFS SysVInit • RootFS systemd • RootFS systemd etcnet • Server • Server-V
RT-Thread	3.1.5	2021.06.08.	RT-Thread	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source for PPC 405	---	---
T2 SDE	21.5	2021.05.16.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Xorg (GLibC) • 32/64 Xorg (GLibC)	32/64 Xorg (GLibC)	Desktop (GLibC)
G'DOS	dev	2021.05.03.	G'DOS	Y	F	N	N	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
Toddler-NG	dev	2021.05.03.	Toddler	Y	F	N	N	N	Y	N	Source	Source	---
Ferrox	4.87	2020.12.31.	BSD	Y	F	N	N	N	N	Y	---	PlayStation 3	---
CruxPPC	3.5	2020.12.22.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Installer • Source	---	---
T2 SDE	20.12	2020.12.14.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Generic (GLibC) (20.3) • 32/64 (GLibC) (20.3-4) • 603 (GLibC/Xorg) (20.10)	Generic (GLibC) (20.10) • G5 (GLibC) (20.10) • 32/64 (GLibC) (20.3-4)	---
Yocto Project	2.7.4	2020.06.03.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Git source repo for MPC8315 • Build Appliance	---	---
REBUG	4.86.1	2020.04.01.	BSD	Y	F	N	N	N	N	Y	---	PlayStation 3 (REX 4.84.2) • PlayStation 3 (Lite) • PlayStation 3 (D-REX 4.84.2) • PlayStation 3 (DECR Lite 4.84.1)	---
HelenOS	0.9.1	2019.05.11.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerMac G4	---	---
eChronos	3.0.5	2019.01.23.	eChronos	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	e500 (Linux hosted) • Source	---	---
HelenOS	0.8.0	2018.12.19.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerMac G4	---	---
HelenOS	0.7.2	2018.07.15.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerMac G4	---	---
RTEMS	4.11.3	2018.02.15.	RTEMS	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	Source	---
pico]OS fork	1.1.1	2017.02.02.	pico]OS	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
Yocto Project	1.8.2	2016.05.13.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Git source repo for MPC8315 • Build Appliance	---	---
RTAI	4.1.1	2015.09.28.	Linux	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
Fusion Embedded	?	2015.03.08.	Fusion Embedded	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Exist	---	---
HelenOS	0.6.0	2014.12.21.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerMac G4	---	---
RTAI	3.9.2	2014.01.14.	Linux	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Source	---	---
Cross Linux From Scratch	2.1.0	2013.10.22.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerPC	PowerPC64	---
HelenOS	0.5.0	2012.08.09.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerMac G4	---	---
Cross Linux From Scratch	1.2.0	2012.02.12.	Linux	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerPC	PowerPC64	---
HelenOS	0.4.3	2011.03.26.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PowerMac G4 (0.4.2) • PearPC (0.4.0)	---	---
FreeVMS	0.4	2011.01.01.	VMS	Y	F	N	N	N	Y	N	---	Kernel support only	---
eCos	3.0	2009.03.01.	eCos	Y	F	N	Y	N	N	Y	Exist	---	---
HelenOS	0.3.0	2008.03.18.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PearPC	---	---
HelenOS	0.2.0.5	2007.06.18.	HelenOS	Y	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	PearPC	---	---

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