Re: Yellowdog 2.1 ISO Download


Subject: Re: Yellowdog 2.1 ISO Download
scott@conbro.com
Date: Thu Oct 18 2001 - 09:38:53 MDT


What were you trying to insall it on?

On Thursday, October 18, 2001, at 11:22 AM, Jonathan Garton wrote:

> As I couldn't get 2.0 to install and I would like to try it out first
> (I'm kinda new to linux) I would like to be able to install it first
> and see how well it works and how well I like it before I put down cash
> for it.
>
> But I do believe that the price is quite reasonable and if I do adopt
> it long term I will have no problem paying for the cd's.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>> Everyone should buy cd's! Hey its only 30 buck,s! Its important to
>> support the finest linux disto (yellowdog).
>>
>> On Wednesday, October 17, 2001, at 07:46 PM, Dan Burcaw wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> With 2.0 we delayed the FTP access to the distro by roughly a month.
>>> This time, we're going to cut that down to 2 weeks..
>>>
>>> The reason we delay is to help us sell more CDs. Granted we don't
>>> like
>>> doing
>>> this, but it is necessary due to economic conditions and the fact that
>>> we're
>>> a niche market. CD sales are extremely crucial to our existance, so
>>> the
>>> two weeks is just that much more help to keep us around making YDL for
>>> everyone.
>>>
>>> Also, we're re-working our mirroring system as we speak so
>>> access to 2.1 ISO should be extremely easy two weeks from today.
>>> (for 2.0, FTP sites were congested for weeks including our own
>>> 2MB pipe which was completely saturated 24/7 for two months :P)
>>>
>>> Hope this clarifies!
>>> Dan
>>>
>>> On Wednesday 17 October 2001 04:58, you wrote:
>>>> When will the Yellowdog 2.1 ISO Installer by available for download?
>>>
>>
>>
>



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