Subject: Re: Yellowdog 2.1 ISO Download
From: Ody J (odysseus@ameritech.net)
Date: Thu Oct 18 2001 - 11:20:30 MDT
I was in much the same situation with regards to purchasing the CDs.
As a newbie, I coughed up the extra dough and signed up for the added
tech support. After only a month, I'm using the KDE desktop as a
primary OS for (2) of my desktop computers and am next undertaking
conversion of (2) 9600s into YDL file servers. The OS has already
paid off for itself. It's also doing wonders in reinforcing my
understanding of Mac OS X/OS X server. I'm also sharing my new
interest with other Mac users in Chicago.
As a rule, I dislike purchasing software (prefer borrowing it from
friends), but in this case, YDL is certainly worth supporting because
these developers seem quite passionate about their Mac distro of
Linux. As a practice, it probably would be a good idea for us
end-users to consider purchasing new CDs when they come out. This
will help assure that YDL developers continue their Mac evolution of
a product that has leveled the playing field for many computer users
in the server world, and hopefully now, on desktop environments
everywhere.
Good Luck,
Ody Johnson
>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?
> >>
> >
> >
-- Thanks
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