Re: Will we be able to update to YDL 2 ????


Subject: Re: Will we be able to update to YDL 2 ????
From: andu (undo@cloud9.net)
Date: Tue Jun 05 2001 - 09:29:19 MDT


christopher.murtagh@wcg.mcgill.ca wrote:

> YellowDog is the distribution, 2.0 is the version number. I have been
> using YellowDog for about a year now (versions 1.2 and 1.2.1). Previous
> distros that I have used were Intel based (RedHat, Mandrake, etc.) and
> I've been really happy with YDL. In fact, I managed to convince a fairly
> conservative, ultra pro-sun computing department here at McGill that we
> could get more bang for buck with a bunch of G4s running YDL instead of 1
> E450 running Solaris. So, when we upgraded our central web server we
> bought G4s instead of an E450 and we haven't regretted it yet (knock on
> wood.. :-).

If bang for buck was the issue why didn't you guys choose PC
boxes(Athlon) with say RH 6.2 or Slackware?
Just curious (nothing to do with YDL).

>
> http://www.mcgill.ca/secretaboutbox/
>
> In about a month, I suspect the above machine will be upgraded to a Dual
> 450 running YDL 2.0.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
Andu



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