I am thinking of giving that one a try out on the powerbook. btw, I have A version of Vinux (version 3.1 PPC) running on there now from a vinux build script meant for 3.0 (ubuntu 10.04 based).
I had to modify the scripts to update to maverick meerkat and some packages are clearly not available for the PPC platform (such as chromium-browser). hey steve, did you have a set presentation outline for your accessibility presentation at the east side plug meeting? if co, can I borrow some of it? -Eric On Feb 7, 2011, at 3:43 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > Sorry for such a late reply here but I'm catching up on this list. I > personally like Arch Linux. It is very current because of the rolling > update concept and dispite this concept, the system is much more > stable than Debian Unstable for example. It kinda reminds me of > Slackware with the need for tweeking the main rc.conf file to turn on > selected services but the package build process and dependency > tracking is far superior to Slackware. I love the PKGBUILD scripts > used to build Arch Linux packages. They are easy to clone and use for > new applications that aren't already in place. I believe the config > files are more the BSD style as I understand it. > > On Fri, Jan 07, 2011 at 02:50:54PM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 07, 2011 at 10:46:10AM -0600, Ted Gould wrote: >>> On Fri, 2011-01-07 at 09:17 -0700, Stephen wrote: >>>> Debian for its rock solid reliability, and conversely Ubuntu being a >>>> graceful extension of that. >>> >>> I think you're being short sighted here. Some of us choose Ubuntu >>> solely because of the personality cult around Mark Shuttleworth. ;) >> >> It's also the reason some of us are taking a long look at other >> distros. :-| >> >> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> -- >> Bob Holtzman >> Key ID: 8D549279 >> "If you think you're getting free lunch, >> check the price of the beer" > > > >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
