Why Yellowdog?

[Joel McCracken]

I've been a Linux fan since I've tried it. I really like its flexibility and the power a user has over his operating system. 

I just recently bought an Ibook g4, and I've downloaded and installed YDL 4. The sound didn't work as desired (I've been skimming this mailing list for months, and I've seen how to fix it), and there isn't support for airport extreme. 

Of course, Linux has its values. The ability to control your operating system is second to none. 

My problem is, I love OSX. Some of it is closed source, which is fine, but it is a quality OS, in my opinion. I don't have any pililosophical differences with Apple. OSX is easy to use, but one can do a lot of advanced things with it; my biggest joy is using gcc and vi.

So, I guess my question is, why use Linux over OSX?

Sorry if this has been discussed/answered before. Just flame me if it has :)