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Yellow Dog Linux v4.1 Released

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the new-dog-in-town dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The most polished Yellow Dog Linux has been released with the usual distribution updates such as kernel 2.6.15-rc5, KDE 3.4.2, GNOME 2.12.1, and GCC 3.4.4 as well as support for new hardware such as new PowerBooks and preliminary support Dual and Quad-core G5s. Other new features include firewire drive installation and booting, PCMCIA modem and cellphone card support, and Atheros wifi card support."

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  1. AirPort Extreme? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Does it support AirPort Extreme?

    It's been a long time coming, and not support wireless in any modern PowerBook or iBook makes Yellow Dog a bit of a non-starter...

  2. Polished? by Karma+Farmer · · Score: 4, Funny

    The most polished Yellow Dog Linux has been released...

    The only dog release I've ever polished was brown, not yellow...

  3. The Problem with Yellow Dog Linux... by Noodlenose · · Score: 5, Insightful
    ...is that they are pursuing a business model that has come to the end of its natural life: there won't be a lot of PPC computers around anymore. How many new installations will Yellow Dog have when Apple stops selling PPCs?

    Sad, but true:

    This Linux has expired. It has gone to meet its maker. It's a stiff. Bereft of life it rests in peace.

  4. Rubbish. by torpor · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You think all those PowerPC computing systems are just going to stup running because Apple doesn't care about them any more? Forget it, thats such fanboix marketdroid glib.

    Fact is, those machines still represent a sizable market to YDL. Long after they're abandoned by Apple, all of those PPC chips could be pressed into using Linux ..

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    1. Re:Rubbish. by i_should_be_working · · Score: 3, Informative

      In addition, Yellowdog runs on all PPC machines, not just Macs. Yellowdog themselves sell non-mac powerpcs.

  5. Java Support by MarkX · · Score: 2, Informative

    Does anyone here run Java applications, such as JBoss, ant, javac, javadoc, etc. under YDL? I looked at the package and there does not seem to be a JDK shipped with the distribution. I'd like to consider YDL as a server OS, but lacking Java it's a no go.

    Thanks,

    Mark