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==[31 May 2015]  www.alphalinux.org website is back==
 
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The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg.
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The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg.
  
 
==[22 Feb 2015]  Content from alphalinux.org is now available==
 
==[22 Feb 2015]  Content from alphalinux.org is now available==

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[31 May 2015] www.alphalinux.org website is back

The website www.alphalinux.org is now up and running again, but any web links to content will need to be updated. Enthusiasts can now access content using this well-known domain. Special thanks to Rich Payne and Marta Greenberg.

[22 Feb 2015] Content from alphalinux.org is now available

Alphalinux.org website content is back! A big thank you to Rich Payne and Peter Petrakis who have very kindly worked to make the content available on GitHub. Information on how to access it is on the Former alphalinux.org content page. This allows Alpha enthusiasts to download their own copy of the entire site using "git clone".

[10 Dec 2014] New alphalinux.net website launched

The AlphaLinux.net website is intended to provide resources for Alpha processor operating systems; in particular Linux on Alpha. The content is under development, but there are plans to include content formerly hosted at www.alphalinux.org.

There are many good reasons for keeping Alpha content available, whether or not the Alpha architecture is a primary platform for running Linux nowadays:

  • Alpha hardware is still run by real organisations doing real work. It is still supported hardware for users running OpenVMS.
  • We wouldn't throw away data about our favourite 8-bit home microcomputers, even though they are now used only by hobbyists, so why should we throw away information about Alpha?
  • Retro computing - it's a bit like owning a classic car but is cheaper (normally) and takes up less space!

You can still view the old alphalinux.org site using archive.org. The last copy of the site was on 10 Sep 2014. I hope to make copies of the downloadable content. If you contributed content for alphalinux.org in the past then you are very welcome to resubmit it to this site!