thanks for the help i am not a car guy i have an interest in computers thats all and i go to college!
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Derick Centeno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Sabir: > > Bill has a point which you should understand as you expand your learning > in the Linux community. Understand that Linux, just like any other > sharing of human interests will be rife with different opinions, > strategies and even approaches. > > Having said that please allow me to point out that your difficulty > really is not acquiring what is the "best" linux, but understanding that > your challenge may be more fundamental. I could be wrong but so far, > you've presented the image of being like someone who admires cars or > motorcycles and their appearance/design. Such a person may read the > latest magazines and perhaps has become familiar enough to appreciate > the names Ducati or Lamborghini and has even considered acquiring a > model. The problem is this individual hasn't gained sufficient skill or > experience to meet the full capacity of what these vehicles can do. So > this is precisely the point and the reason why although the person may > acquire the "best" -- it cannot perform at it's full capacity or > potential. Also it may be that with such a tool this same person can > become a danger to himself and others. > > The danger regarding cars and motorcycles are obvious; the danger > regarding technology also exists however it is in the form of people not > examining more carefully the technology they are utilizing from a direct > and disciplined and well informed effort -- therefore the net is flooded > with spam, viruses and all kinds of stuff which a can be decreased > significantly with better awareness and responsible active choices > regarding the technologies one uses -- including the options implemented > on the part of each person within those hardware/software > technologies. > > Suggestion: Let's assume your interest and drive to learn Linux is > there. Consider the concept of the "best" in the context of "the best > for what and what skills one has versus what skills one still needs to > acquire". Seen in this view, the challenge is not just yours, but > really belongs to everyone. The field and technology available from > within nearly any distribution of Linux/Unix is so vast you may as well > have walked into a math class and asked, "What mathematics is best?" In > Linux, as in mathematics, all methods from all the areas of math ranging > from arithmetic forward have a method or approach which is valuable in > resolving simple and the most complex solutions. All the distributions > of Linux and Unix are that way. > > You could make an interesting argument or exploration into the > differences of computer processors. Understanding that distinction > could be useful in understanding a bit deeper how a Linux distribution > deeply tied or involved with advanced processing within and for the Cell > differs with work involved and focused on Intel processors. That's a > question worth exploring, and again using one processor versus another > depends on what work or exploration one is doing. There is Linux which > runs on Intel and there is Linux which runs on the Cell. > > YDL has always been exclusively andsimilar deeply involved in running > on the Cell; the company, TSS, which produces YDL has always been in the > forefront of the Cell, and related processors known as the PowerPC > family. > > Suse Linux, like many others, began with having their version of Linux > support Intel first. For them, supporting PowerPC based computers was a > venture they entered into after their own version for Linux which run on > Intel was complete and successful. The pattern however remains the same > -- fixes and releases for their Intel based Linux first, and then later > fixes and releases for their PowerPC version. There have been even > versions of Linux, Ubuntuu among them which attracted a very wide > following first by supporting Linux for Intel and PowerPC and then later > after they developed a nearly cult like following ... dropped support > for the PowerPC based systems. So understand that history has already > demonstrated that companies vary their support according to their > respective interests and what they have decided their primary product to > be. > > There are solid and dedicated companies which provide solid releases for > both PowerPC and Intel, but you'll have to learn who they are on your > own. In human expertise however, the specialist in one area -- alone -- > has always had the primary position - in the Sciences and in History and > in Art in nearly all societies. There are too many clear examples of > this expressed throughout nearly all human societies since human > recorded history began. > > TSS is a specialist for the Cell and the PowerPC family of systems. One > definition above the more common term "best" -- is the term called > superior. As specialists, the TSS team are definitely superior. > > There are plenty of places on the web where you could begin learning > about Linux. Depending on your preference picking up a text on Linux > System Administration is a good beginning. Progressing further to learn > the difference between servers and clients and their respective > services, etc. is an advantage. Then if you are interested in > programming and so on, formal academic training involving the computer > and mathematical sciences will definitely be very helpful. Taking the > time so that one's learning expands and grows in a sensible manner in > all these areas will be a strong approach towards mastery. > > Just remember that no matter how long and involved the task of learning > appears, no human begins by knowing. All knowledge is learned, and that > is encouraging for anyone because whatever another has learned there is > always potential for anyone with sufficient effort and discipline to > learn similarly. > > All the best... > > On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 15:09 -0700, sabir abbassi wrote: > > i was just making sure because i havent used linux i am a beginner i > > dont know much about linux! > > > > ================== > Lakota Sioux saying: Mitakuye Oyasin > Translation: We are all related. > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-newbie mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > >
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