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TerraSoft Releases YellowDog Linux 3.0

Posted by timothy on from the go-fetch-boy dept.

chriseh writes "For those of us who prefer Linux to the candydrop OS, good news! YellowDog Linux 3.0 has been released. For those who don't want to wait, you can get an enhanced membership at YDL.net and download ISOs directly. As per other releases, ISOs will be available to everyone/mirrors two weeks after the CDs have been on sale.Finally, I can run Linux on my 12" Powerbook." extrarice amplifies: "New features include: Redesigned installer, a unified KDE 3.1/GNOME 2.2 desktop (both WMs share the same icons and menus), Kernel 2.4.20, and the usual package refinements/updates. More release info can be found here. Note: ISOs are not available yet, and CDs are scheduled to ship in mid-April. I have been running YDL 2.x for about a year now, and it's a fast, stable distro."

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  1. Candydrop OS? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought Slashdot LOVED OS X?

    1. Re:Candydrop OS? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Usually, unless it's Wednesday. Then anything's fair game. Except OS/2 Warp. That's too easy.

  2. It's now official by arvindn · · Score: 5, Funny
    Number of Linux Distributions Surpasses Number of Users

    Somewhere in California - At 8:30 PDT with the release of Snoopy Linux 2.1, Goober Linux 1.0, and Yellow Dog Linux 3.0, the number of Linux distributions finally surpassed the number of actual Linux users.

    "We've been expecting it for some time," Merrill Lynch technology analyst Tom Shayes said, "but this is a little sooner than most expected. We've seen explosive growth in the number of Linux distributions, in fact my nephew just put out LittleLinux Chart Tommy Linux 1.1 last week."

    Long time Linux guru Bob Tallman said, "This is great for the open source movement. I have 7 different versions installed on my computer at home. Some guys I know have over 30."

    Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer said, "Microsoft will have to play catch up with the number of versions that Linux has, but we think we can do it. With the break up of Microsoft imminent that will instantly double the number of Windows versions available."

    Microsoft also announced the release of Pocket PC for Workgroups, Windows GT special edition and Windows 2000 - the Director's Cut with special code added by Bill Gates himself that wasn't in the original release.

    1. Re:It's now official by sockit2me9000 · · Score: 2, Funny

      1) Nice cut and paste. then, in your sig: "Bad artists copy. Good artists steal." Huh. Irony meter just went off the scale.

  3. Silence, infedel! by RatBastard · · Score: 5, Funny

    The streets shall run with the blood of the nonbeleivers! You shall put Linux on your Mac! You shall put Linux on your XBox! You shall put Linux on your Mr. Coffee! To not use Linux is to be in league with The Devil!

    Hell, I don't know. Linux (well, Unix in general) makes my head hurt.

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    Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
    1. Re:Silence, infedel! by Darkforge · · Score: 2, Funny
      > To not use Linux is to be in league with The Devil!

      We prefer to refer to him as the Daemon, thank you very much! ;)

      -Dan

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  4. Of course you want it. You like doorstops, right? by User+956 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe I'm missing something, but why would I want to install YDL.

    Well, maybe because timothy says "I have been running YDL 2.x for about a year now, and it's a fast, stable distro."

    Except for that whole crashing thing, of course. It crashes during install and it crashes during configuration. But if you just pop the CD in, then timothy's right, it's a fast, stable distro, if you want to use your powerbook as a paperweight or a doorstop.

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