PS3 and IBM Cell SDK v3.0

[sabir abbassi]

thanks for the help i am not a car guy i have an interest in computers thats
all and i go to college!

On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Derick Centeno <dcenteno at ydl.net> wrote:

> 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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