Re: [ydl-gen] Linux yellow dog manual for dummies

2009-12-25 Thread Robert Spykerman
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Derick Centeno dcent...@ydl.net wrote: I wasn't aware of IBM's announcement.  I guess we are the lucky ones who got these marvelous computers while they could be had.  Too bad others won't have the opportunity to explore and develop varied programming skills

Re: [ydl-gen] Linux yellow dog manual for dummies

2009-12-25 Thread Derick Centeno
On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:55:12 +1100 Robert Spykerman robert.spyker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Robert, may you and all here and elsewhere enjoy the upcoming celebrations and New Year! I haven't had the time to pursue or discover the article or articles which Warren referred to. If I do discover

Re: [ydl-gen] Linux yellow dog manual for dummies

2009-12-25 Thread Warren Nagourney
Thanks, Derick. Although this is a YDL forum, I am afraid to say that there is no comparison between any linux on PPC and OS X. The former simply doesn't have the software base that I need. I used to think that it would be faster than OS X, but after a few installations of linux on Apple