iBook on Linux

Why run Linux on a Mac when OS X is already capable of running almost any *nix software out there?

there are reasons. can we get an answer?

as far as i know YellowDog does not work with airport, however the latest Ubuntu might.

it wont

it's broadcom based which negates open drivers.

there is absolutely NO REASON to get a mac to run linux, it's a waste of time.. you;ll pay more for the machine and it will be more of a pain in the rectum.

just buy a cheaper faster pc if you want linux.

now if you like os x, and want the stability it has to offer, by all means.. i love the macs..

getting one for the sole purpose ofrunning linux is a silly idea.

and yes, i've installed 3 flavours on powerbooks, and you know what, i'll take ubuntu on a pc over any of them, any day.

hehe

hooligan: why run linux on a mac? it's already stable and can run all the *nix stuff.

abf: there r reasons. answer the question. um, btw, anyone know how to get wireless working w/ linux?

LMAO

we rest our cases

but, no, no linux here on my ibook, tho i am tempted to try yellowdog even w/o the wireless just to see how it handles on the hardware. i used linux for a few weeks on my PC, got sick of the fact that each install had different hardware/drivers that didn't get recognized, and needless to say the games support blew. man this sounds familiar...i think i've heard this somewhere b4 but i just can't place it... "well did u...?" "did u try...?" shush. maybe someday when the driver issues as well as the UI get ironed out so stability and usability are a moot point. oh sh!t, i think i just described OS X!

i don't know if the hardware per se is better than PC hardware in as much as the hardware and OS were built around each other. i.e.-since everything is designed within apple, it wouldn't be uncommon for someone working on the video card integration to be consulting with the OS team in-house. u get that as well as the fact that u can't effectively frankenstein a mac in the way u can a PC. even new add-in hardware like video cards need to meet mac standards before they can go into a powermac for example. the only item u could probably just stick in and work with, without consideration as to whether it will fly is a hard drive. some don't like the fact that they can't DIY (abf), but it's also how and why apple has such "good" hardware. what u get has been designed to work together.

you have gentooppc debianppc knoppixppc to choose from

good news: my friend has recently written an article about installing linux on an apple

bad news: it's not in english yet

if the article gets translated any time soon i'll post it here