YDL 4.0

[Henry A. Leinhos]

Don't worry, I'm still following this thread ;) .  I am getting a 
G4/466(digital audio) to replace my rev1 B&W G3/300 (which I most 
probably will relegate to a dedicated server).  I've been incrementally 
upgrading my YDL3.0 install on the B+W (via freshrpms+GARNOME) in order 
to use the 2.4 and 2.6 Gnome desktops.  The idea of installing YDL3.x on 
this new machine, then going through the upgrade process is certainly 
not appealing, and I greatly appreciated TSS's recent news post 
regarding the progress on YDL4.  It at least allows me to make an 
"informed" decision

Because I'm looking to use this new (old) machine as a general home 
machine (gnucash, home server, video transcoder/editor/server, home 
office, etc.), I'd like to keep the thing more up to date with bug fixes 
and feature enhancements (compare GIMP 1.x with 2.x, not to mention the 
2.6 kernel improvements).  If YDL4 is anywhere close to Fedora 2, I'd be 
happy.  I suppose I'll wait for TSS to polish YDL before release.

Henry

Derick Centeno wrote:

>This is a really good point or series of points.  In working within the
>Linux environment one does collect a series of skills on keeping the
>version of the Linux one is using going on the particular machine or
>network one uses or has built.  In many ways, whatever one has modified
>or done to get these machines to work to one's own purpose -- already
>constitutes a unique environment that may not be in existence elsewhere.
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>Therefore why move on to the "next" thing if what is current works fine
>as it is.  Of course, one has to counter one's own twisted "inner
>programming" as regards to "keeping up with the Joneses", but in this
>case the Joneses are not engaged in your particular project; so why does
>what they do matter?  Perhaps it doesn't and one should stay put with
>YDL 3.0 or less.  Remember to also counter that other twisted "inner
>programming" known as "the grass is greener elsewhere" algorythm.
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>I hope Mr. Leinhos hasn't totally lost this thread by now.  Mr. Hacker's
>views should be considered before making a decision.
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