--- On Tue, 9/1/09, Mac User #330250 <[email protected]> wrote: > The software system I'm using for about a decade now is > Linux. I grew up with > it since Kernel 2.2 ended and 2.4 started. Now we have 2.6 > and a completely > different developement model, so I doubt I'll see 2.8 > anytime soon. The > developement of 2.6 goes in such big steps that we would be > at 3.4 or so by > now anyway... > > So far my background.
This is a different twist. I have dabbled with Linux. But I have done this on PC platforms. Every time I approached loading Linux on a Mac I'd always ask myself why? It used to be that the unique thing about Macs was that they ran Mac OS! No other hardware would do that, so even if it was a bit outdated, that was an old Macs primary asset. Better to focus on maxing out the hardware and selecting the optimum OS version and apps for the hardware. I loved Macs that could run OS 6 :-) Even if you didn't have an old Mac to load Linux on you could find an old PC cheaper if that's what you wanted to play with. The new LEM twist is exploring powerful PC hardware that will run Mac OS! Keeping the G's going should focus on what can be stripped out of OSX or optimized so that it runs faster on the same resources. That takes volunteer knowledge, along the open source lines. Does anybody remember Gamba? He used to give instructions on what could be left out of the free OS 7.5.5 to make it work like OS 7.1 on low spec machines. That's the kind of input we need. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
