[OT] YDL 4.0

[David Hacker]

OK OK sorry I was just airing a viewpoint.  I didn't know I was the one 
that was going to get flammed.  I was just making a point that for a 
free distro it is hard to complain when they take there time.  Anyway 
back to the flame war.

The current Debian release was in December 2003 so it isn't that much 
more current than YDL 3.0.1 which was release in November 2003.  As for 
Gentoo, the compile from scratch isn't just for the extra performance.  
It is for the ease of having an updated system without having to wait 
for a formal release.  Each and every package is available the day it 
is finished.  That way you already have the current version by the time 
a new release is issued.  Also, it isn't like you have to issue all of 
the compile commands manually.  The portage system has an emerge 
feature, which uses ebuilds to automatically configure compile install 
and remove the old version.  It was just as seamlessly as yum on YDL.  
I actually use my gentoo system more than my YDL at this point.
David C. Hacker, DVM
On Jul 13, 2004, at 1:00 AM, Ryan Nix wrote:

> I second that.
>
> Back to the flame war:
>
> I haven't given Debian PPC a shot in a while.  I only know Debian is
> slightly less complicated than Gentoo.  Personally, I don't care to
> compile everything from scratch to get an extra 1% performance. Maybe
> Debian PPC is the way to go.  I just wonder if there are as many 
> apt-get
> repositories out there.
>
> On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 21:27 -0700, Norberto Quintanar wrote:
>> --- David Hacker <t> wrote:
>>> I thought this was supposed to be a list to try to help with
>>> peoples
>>> problems with the software, not to whine about why the company is
>>> taking it's time to release a free project.  The press releases
>>> have
>>> all said that they are working on bugs and problems to make it
>>> better.
>>> I would think that it would be better to have a stable release when
>>> it
>>> comes out then have more problems, and people complaining that it
>>> doesn't work right.
>>> David C. Hacker, DVM
>>
>> David, this is the YDL "users" list, not the PCI-Powermacs list or
>> any other list hosted over at Maclaunch.  We're more like the wild
>> wild west - "Deadwood" - not stuffy New England.  People whine and
>> gripe here on this list and for the most part we don't chastise
>> people, we all have a good time and play nice.  We help each other
>> solve problems, ignore those we don't agree with and get help from
>> those that offer it up.  But please, for the love of god let's not
>> turn this into a list that chastises people for off-topic discussion.
>>  Or worse has a list-nazi telling us what's appropriate and what
>> isn't.
>>
>> <mocking maclaunch list>
>> "Hey, you can't talk about the Apple IIe on our list!  All we talk
>> about here is the 603e chip and by golly if you discuss the IIe or
>> the LC575 you're banned!!!!  What did you just say!!  You're running
>> OSX on a 7600!?  That's it, your IP is banned forever!!!  I'm
>> submitting your name to every apple store in the coutnry and you'll
>> never get your Apple warranty satisfied anywhere!  EVER!!!!
>> </mocking maclaunch list>
>>
>> Now let's get back to our regularly scheduled Gento and Debian are
>> better than YDL flame war!!
>>
>> =====
>> --Norberto Quintanar
>>
>> "You belong to something bigger. From birth. And your life is spent 
>> rediscovering the underlying principles, through various players -- 
>> coaches, mentors, teachers, spouses, kids. It's in your genes. Your 
>> responsibility. Destiny. Is all on you.  Lead, follow, or get out of 
>> the way."
>> --Norberto Quintanar
>>
>>
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