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Review: Yellow Dog Linux 2.2
fabiolrs writes: "imaclinux.net is running a review on Yellow Dog Linux 2.2. They could manage to run it on the iBook. YDG 2.2 is a great distro with KDE 2.2.2, Gnome 1.4, kernel 2.4.18 and Xfree86 4.2.0." Nice to see PPC systems (meaning "Apple," mostly) getting so much attention in the Linux world lately -- Mandrake's 8.2 PPC is also getting close to a release.
props to beer!
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Bow before ZOD, SUCKAS!
The federal finance ministry said it was considering an appeal to offer German clubs a credit guarantee to shield them from a possible insolvency of KirchMedia, Kirch's core rights trading and free-TV unit.
The move comes amid rising concern at the Deutsche Fussball Liga, the umbrella organisation for first and second division clubs, about KirchMedia's ability to honour payments related to its acquisition of the broadcasting rights for the sport last year.
KirchMedia holds the rights until 2004 but the Liga is now looking to approach other potential buyers as Kirch has failed to gather support from creditors to save the unit from bankruptcy.
KirchMedia only managed to honour a E100m instalment to the Liga in February thanks to an emergency credit from its banks and is facing additional payments in May and August. Such payments can make up to half the income of Germany's 36 first and second division clubs.
In Britain an official at the department for culture, media and sport said the government had not seen the details of plans to set up a German fund to support football clubs if Kirch collapses. However, the official ruled out any similar action for clubs in the UK threatened with ruin after TV group ITV Digital was forced into administration.
"There's no way taxpayers' money will be used to bail out ITV Digital or the football clubs. The German situation does not change that policy," the official added. Any aid to the German clubs could have to be approved by the European Commission and an investigation may deepen the dispute between Brussels and Berlin, which has accused the European authorities of anti-German bias.
Commission officials said there had been no previous case of state aid to football clubs but cautioned it was not certain whether this could be considered state aid under EU rules.
The commission would have to consider whether the aid harmed competition in more than one country. The government could also claim it is protecting national heritage, exempting itself from EU scrutiny.
A spokeswoman for the federal economics ministry said talks about a credit guarantee had been held with the regional government of North-Rhine Westphalia and the Liga, but that no decision had been reached.
Wolfgang Clement, prime minister of North-Rhine Westphalia, said the guarantee, to be shared between the federal and regional governments, would allow less wealthy clubs to draw bank loans should KirchMedia default.
The guarantee would be available for half a year, he said. He declined to comment on its size but people close to the talks said it would not exceed E200m.
Competition lawyers questioned whether the commission would intervene in a politically charged area such as football. "The commission would be reluctant to stop the payment to German football clubs," said James Killick, a Brussels-based lawyer for White & Case.
Meanwhile, the fate of Kirch Gruppe, which is creaking under a E6.5bn debt pile, was hanging in the balance yesterday as key creditors and minority shareholders reconvened in Munich for a last-gasp attempt at rescuing KirchMedia.
Negotiations about a E150m bridge loan and an E800m capital increase collapsed on Tuesday after KirchMedia's creditor banks failed to persuade minority shareholders to participate in the loan.
[KICKS] (knocking out your teeth because you ducked)
Sorry, you shouldn't have ducked!
What is this shit? "We can block your trade, but if you do the same we'll raise hell".
Windows XP recognizes and sets it up perfectly.
The "easy to use" Linux, Mandrake, recognizes the card, does the ifconfig and route stuff, but it still doesn't work.
Fuck that shit. I'm going to format the Linux partition on my laptop right now.
Hehe did anyone see the Debian ad banner that said "The potato has landed..introducing Debian 2.2"?
Things must've _really_ slowed down on the ad front...
Ooh ooh yeah bitch.
$2000?! Wow that's soooo cheap for a piece of shit!
You don't create. You just copy stuff.
you're a loser
maybe it is your internet access, site has worked fine for me since post 1!!
Amen, brother.