KDE and E17

[Derick Centeno]

Keep in mind Jim, if I may, that the PowerPC Macs are essentially "has 
beens".  Keeping them around will become more costly as parts become 
more scarce.  Sooner or later we are going to have to let them pass just 
as many in prior generations let go of their Model T Ford.  Of course, 
the decision to each individual to either move up to the Cell or switch 
entirely to Intel is a question each person has to address on their 
own.  Hopefully each person will research the details on their own for 
considering sticking with the current PowerPC universe, meaning the Cell 
and beyond, developing a comprehension supporting why such a decision is 
important or otherwise decide to move on to the Intel based universe.

As has been discussed here and elsewhere there exists much more support 
for Linux systems running on Intel.  Recent decisions by some distros -- 
like Ubuntu -- to cease supporting the PowerPC merely underlines the point.

For a commercial company like TSS, the problem of keeping these aging 
systems is a serious issue.  Which one to keep; which to let go?  
Although TSS for all it's skill, remains a vibrant though small company, 
I'm sure that it doesn't have the storage or warehouse capacity of Dell, 
Apple or HP.  Even if it did have comparably enormous resources they'd 
still be a user out there with just that particular version of a PowerPC 
which may not be in storage any longer or may have had it's circuits 
fried just that week and therefore unavailable!

As long as we hang on to our PowerPC macs we are all on a slippery and 
decidedly downward facing slope.  Whatever each one of us decides should 
be along the lines of understanding why each one of us chose the PowerPC 
architecture in the first place.  Although I cannot make the move to the 
Cell just now, I do well understand why I've stuck with both the PowerPC 
and YDL over all these years.

The Cell is an outstanding piece of technology which I intend to own as 
soon as I'm able.  In the meantime, I'll use YDL 5 for the Mac as long 
as it is produced for the machine I use. 

TSS deserves to survive and compete continuing even more marvelous 
achievements -- if it becomes the case that my machine is not on the 
list of supported systems even in the near future, I will certainly 
understand.

All is not bleak however, there are some pretty brilliant people who've 
managed to extend the life of their systems with YDL and some solid 
imagination. So we'll all see where this all goes.


Jim Baker wrote:
> I'm hoping Ted's right about being able to install YDL 5 on his Pismo 
> because I would like to do the same. I believe I noticed on Terrasoft's 
> site that they haven't "tested it" on the Pismo. Is that code for 
> "don't assume it will run well on your G3 laptop?" It seems like such 
> an easy matter to just load it on a hard drive, and slip the drive in 
> and try it. Is it really likely they haven't done that?
> 	If anyone has insights on this please reply.
> 	Jim
>
> On Apr 23, 2007, at 7:16 PM, Ted Goranson wrote:
>
>   
>> Now that presumably public availability of YDL 5 Mac is only days
>> away, I have a question about changes.
>>
>> I assume that if I wish,
>>
>> - I can install my 5 over my 4, or alternatively on my 4 partition
>>
>> - I'd want to do so on my Pismo because 5 is faster, more robust and
>> has some features and hardware support 4 doesn't
>>
>> - I can install it with KDE as a default
>>
>> - If I do, Terrasoft's Yum servers will keep KDE current despite past 
>> history
>>
>> - Or I could go with E17, in which case, I can STILL use KDE apps
>> (like Konq and Koffice) and that I can put the menubar at the top of
>> the screen as I can in KDE
>>
>> Is all this true?
>>
>> -Ted
>>
>> -- 
>> __________
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