Re: [MacPerl] [OT] Yellow Dog Linux, anyone?

[Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com>]

At 10:52 PM -0800 12/2/98, Patrick Beart wrote:
>	As excited as I am about learning PERL, with the help of the
>MacPerl book and this list, I have to say that seeing this notice on the
>MacInTouch Web site last week made me jump for joy.
>
>		http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
>
>	I know that several of you have close ties to Prime Time Freeware,
>and I certainly don't want to present this as competition or as
>"flame-bait". I just love that there is going to be a product out there
>that gives us UNIX _and_ support for a mere $50 - not to mention that it is
>scheduled to appear about 6 months ahead of Apple's Mac OSX (which
>proportedly includes some kind of UNIX, also.)

Speaking for PTF, we have no problem with any of the (Mk)Linux(PPC)
distributions.  After all, the MkLinux distribution is already on the
net and always has been; why would we object to a(nother) CD version?

Meanwhile, more MkLinux users means more prospective customers for our
MkLinux product (a book and two CDs, one of which contains the DR3
distribution).  So, we welcome their efforts!

-r

P.S.  You may find this relevant:  I have worked with HyperLib (a
      Japanese magazine), helping them to put a copy of MkLinux in
      one of their issues.  I am now working with MacTech on the
      idea of putting MacPerl onto the MacTech CD-ROM.  Call me
      crazy if you like, but I think this will all help PTF and
      the Open Source movement, over time...
--
Rich Morin:          rdm@cfcl.com, +1 650-873-7841, http://www.ptf.com/~rdm
Prime Time Freeware: info@ptf.com, +1 408-433-9662, http://www.ptf.com
MacPerl: http://www.ptf.com/macperl,   http://www.ptf.com/ptf/products/MPPE
MkLinux: http://www.mklinux.apple.com, http://www.ptf.com/ptf/products/MKLP

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