OT When to use OSX/YDL?

[Tom Burke]

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On 16 Apr 2004, at 19:01, 
yellowdog-general-request@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com wrote:
> From: Ed Sutherland <digital@twcny.rr.com>
> Date: 16 April 2004 17:12:31 BST
> To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Cc: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: OT: When to Use OSX/YDL?
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
>
> On Friday 16 April 2004 11:46, Clinton MacDonald wrote:
>
>> Would you be willing to post your question in a new thread to the YDL
>> General list? If so, please include your thoughts from above. I have 
>> an
>
> Just CC'ed the general list. I admire those persons who can solidly 
> stand
> behind the choice of Linux for every computing task. With so many 
> choices
> available to everyone: Mac, Windows, Linux, picking which OS to use is 
> no
> longer such a cut-and-dried decision. Your choice of computer OS has 
> taken on
> the status of clothing: depending on your mood or your task, you may 
> dress in
> a business suit or a t-shirt and cutoff jeans. If I want to get my 
> hands
> dirty and open up the hood to fiddle around with the engine, I'll pick 
> Linux
> for a while; if I want a gorgeous screen and don't want to open a 
> terminal
> window to save my life, I'll reboot into Mac OS X. I just thank 
> goodness for
> the multi-boot option so switching operating systems can be as easy as
> changing your mind. ;)
>
> Ed

I think for me the decision is made in large part because of the 
Airport problem I'm having with YDL. It won't work reliably under YDL, 
on my equipment; the same equipment does work reliably under OSX. I 
wanted to try Linux because my company may switch to using it, at least 
in part, and I thought that this would be a good way to learn about it. 
But I need wireless networking, and I can't get it to work under YDL. 
As I say, with the exact same hardware it works under OS X.

So it's good bye Tux!

Tom Burke

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On 16 Apr 2004, at 19:01,
yellowdog-general-request@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com wrote:

<excerpt><bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>From:
</color></bold>Ed Sutherland <<digital@twcny.rr.com>

<bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Date: </color></bold>16
April 2004 17:12:31 BST

<bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>To:
</color></bold>yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com

<bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Cc:
</color></bold>yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com

<bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Subject: </color>OT: When to
Use OSX/YDL?

<color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Reply-To:
</color></bold>yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com



On Friday 16 April 2004 11:46, Clinton MacDonald wrote:


<excerpt>Would you be willing to post your question in a new thread to
the YDL

General list? If so, please include your thoughts from above. I have an

</excerpt>

Just CC'ed the general list. I admire those persons who can solidly
stand 

behind the choice of Linux for every computing task. With so many
choices 

available to everyone: Mac, Windows, Linux, picking which OS to use is
no 

longer such a cut-and-dried decision. Your choice of computer OS has
taken on 

the status of clothing: depending on your mood or your task, you may
dress in 

a business suit or a t-shirt and cutoff jeans. If I want to get my
hands 

dirty and open up the hood to fiddle around with the engine, I'll pick
Linux 

for a while; if I want a gorgeous screen and don't want to open a
terminal 

window to save my life, I'll reboot into Mac OS X. I just thank
goodness for 

the multi-boot option so switching operating systems can be as easy as 

changing your mind. ;)


Ed

</excerpt>

I think for me the decision is made in large part because of the
Airport problem I'm having with YDL. It won't work reliably under YDL,
on my equipment; the same equipment does work reliably under OSX. I
wanted to try Linux because my company may switch to using it, at
least in part, and I thought that this would be a good way to learn
about it. But I need wireless networking, and I can't get it to work
under YDL. As I say, with the exact same hardware it works under OS X.


So it's good bye Tux!


Tom Burke


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