Re: linuxppc 2000 v. YDL vs. SuSE vs. everybody

Subject: Re: linuxppc 2000 v. YDL vs. SuSE vs. everybody
From: Dennis Murphy (dmurphy@leguin.montclair.edu)
Date: Sun Feb 27 2000 - 17:39:33 MST

SuSE PPC seems to be an incomplete work (in some respects). Granted, I'm
trying a beta copy, but even fundemental things like a working X server aren't
there. It doesn't install the Xpmac server or anything but the FBDev server,
and even then, the symlinks are broken to it by default.

Little things like that annoy the daylights out of me. :-)

I also prefer the RedHat installer; YDL seems to have a _much_ cleaner
interface than SuSE's installer, although SuSE has some neat tools like their
automatic configuration util.

Maybe YDL can be the SuHat of PPC Linuces. :-) Taking the best of both
worlds.... <grin>

Overall, I'd stick to YDL -- it works. 

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On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, John L Grantham wrote:

> On 28/2/00 1:22 am, Dan Burcaw at dburcaw@terraplex.com was inspired to 
> say:
> 
> --snip--
> >> >We're also going to be RPM-compatible, and this is important. However, Red
> >> >Hat does necessary do everything "The Right Way" (TM).
> >> 
> >> Heck, no! You WILL do it the Red Hat Way(TM)! ;-)
> >
> >Or what? We'll be assimlated?
> >Resistance is futile? :)
> 
> Why, of course. We all know that Red Hat is the Microsoft of Linux. 
> <removes tongue from cheek>
> 
> On a more serious note, what's your take on SuSE PPC? And do you think 
> Red Hat will do/is doing a PPC port of their own?
> 
> cya
> 
> John
> 
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