PS3 and IBM Cell SDK v3.0

[Derick Centeno]

Dear Sabir:

Bill has a point which you should understand as you expand your learning
in the Linux community.  Understand that Linux, just like any other
sharing of human interests will be rife with different opinions,
strategies and even approaches.  

Having said that please allow me to point out that your difficulty
really is not acquiring what is the "best" linux, but understanding that
your challenge may be more fundamental.  I could be wrong but so far,
you've presented the image of being like someone who admires cars or
motorcycles  and their appearance/design.  Such a person may read the
latest magazines and perhaps has become familiar enough to appreciate
the names Ducati or Lamborghini and has even considered acquiring a
model.  The problem is this individual hasn't gained sufficient skill or
experience to meet the full capacity of what these vehicles can do.  So
this is precisely the point and the reason why although the person may
acquire the "best" -- it cannot perform at it's full capacity or
potential.  Also it may be that with such a tool this same person can
become a danger to himself and others.

The danger regarding cars and motorcycles are obvious; the danger
regarding technology also exists however it is in the form of people not
examining more carefully the technology they are utilizing from a direct
and disciplined and well informed effort -- therefore the net is flooded
with spam, viruses and all kinds of stuff which a can be decreased
significantly with better awareness and responsible active choices
regarding the technologies one uses -- including the options implemented
on the part of each person within those hardware/software
technologies.  

Suggestion:  Let's assume your interest and drive to learn Linux is
there.  Consider the concept of the "best" in the context of "the best
for what and what skills one has versus what skills one still needs to
acquire".  Seen in this view, the challenge is not just yours, but
really belongs to everyone. The field and technology available from
within nearly any distribution of Linux/Unix is so vast you may as well
have walked into a math class and asked, "What mathematics is best?"  In
Linux, as in mathematics, all methods from all the areas of math ranging
from arithmetic forward have a method or approach which is valuable in
resolving simple and the most complex solutions.  All the distributions
of Linux and Unix are that way.

You could make an interesting argument or exploration into the
differences of computer processors.  Understanding that distinction
could be useful in understanding a bit deeper how a Linux distribution
deeply tied or involved with advanced processing within and for the Cell
differs with work involved and focused on Intel processors.  That's a
question worth exploring, and again using one processor versus another
depends on what work or exploration one is doing.  There is Linux which
runs on Intel and there is Linux which runs on the Cell.

YDL has always been exclusively andsimilar  deeply involved in running
on the Cell; the company, TSS, which produces YDL has always been in the
forefront of the Cell, and related processors known as the PowerPC
family.

Suse Linux, like many others, began with having their version of Linux
support Intel first.  For them, supporting PowerPC based computers was a
venture they entered into after their own version for Linux which run on
Intel was complete and successful.  The pattern however remains the same
-- fixes and releases for their Intel based Linux first, and then later
fixes and releases for their PowerPC version.  There have been even
versions of Linux, Ubuntuu among them which attracted a very wide
following first by supporting Linux for Intel and PowerPC and then later
after they developed a nearly cult like following ... dropped support
for the PowerPC based systems.  So understand that history has already
demonstrated that companies vary their support according to their
respective interests and what they have decided their primary product to
be.

There are solid and dedicated companies which provide solid releases for
both PowerPC and Intel, but you'll have to learn who they are on your
own.  In human expertise however, the specialist in one area -- alone --
has always had the primary position - in the Sciences and in History and
in Art in nearly all societies.  There are too many clear examples of
this expressed throughout nearly all human societies since human
recorded history began.  

TSS is a specialist for the Cell and the PowerPC family of systems.  One
definition above the more common term "best" -- is the term called
superior.  As specialists, the TSS team are definitely superior.

There are plenty of places on the web where you could begin learning
about Linux.  Depending on your preference picking up a text on Linux
System Administration is a good beginning.  Progressing further to learn
the difference between servers and clients and their respective
services, etc. is an advantage. Then if you are interested in
programming and so on, formal academic training involving the computer
and mathematical sciences will definitely be very helpful.  Taking the
time so that one's learning expands and grows in a sensible manner in
all these areas will be a strong approach towards mastery.

Just remember that no matter how long and involved the task of learning
appears, no human begins by knowing.  All knowledge is learned, and that
is encouraging for anyone because whatever another has learned there is
always potential for anyone with sufficient effort and discipline to
learn similarly.

All the best...

On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 15:09 -0700, sabir abbassi wrote:
> i was just making sure because i havent used linux i am a beginner i
> dont know much about linux!
> 

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