The right YDL version for an iMac DV

[Derick Centeno]

Hi JB:

I understand your frustration.  I am not representing TSS in any way; I am however a longtime user of YDL and participant of these lists.

TSS, despite their skills and success, is a really small company.  In general, although large companies can acquire all kinds of computers for exhaustive testing (including maintaining a warehouse for every variety of aging computers and supporting the rent), smaller companies cannot implement this strategy as their resources are extremely limited.  

TSS could have chosen to just drop the Pismo entirely listing it as defunct and unavailable, however they made the extra effort to enlist the cooperation of a willing YDL user who reported the results which were posted.  I don't believe many companies would have been as considerate.

>From: Jim Baker <frstprin at mninter.net>
>Date: 2007/09/25 Tue PM 07:31:21 CDT
>To: 
	Discussion List for New Yellow Dog Linux Users <yellowdog-newbie at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
>Subject: Re: The right YDL version for an iMac DV

>I have questioned whether YDL 5.0 can run on a G3 Pismo. Somebody on
>the list said he got it to run on his and the TSS site relates ONE
>user's experience that he got it to run, but with a couple of
>functions missing. The TSS site leaves the Pismo in a swirling fog of
>uncertainty. I don't understand why they can't just take a few
>Pismo's, do the installs, or try, and make a more definitive statement
>about whether 5.0 will work on them. Why not just do that so we don't
>need to guess and spend god knows how many frustrating hours trying to
>get the thing to work?
>
>	JB