20090701 Yellow Dog GNULinux 62 is Released
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Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 released http://www.h-online.com/open/Yellow-Dog-Linux-6-2-released--/news/113648 Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Offers Xfce, USB Install, EPEL Extra Packages, and more than 600 updates
This release offers an updated kernel v2.6.29 for 64-bit systems, OpenOffice 3.0, Firefox 3.0.6 and IBM Cell SDK v3.1.0.1, as well as the next generation of ps3vram for fast, temporary file storage or swap using PS3 video RAM. With this release, ps3vram is up to 50% faster than in YDL 6.1 and is automatically enabled as swap.
http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/11482.html
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Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 uses the graphics memory of the Playstation 3
Cell specialist Fixstars, who recently acquired Yellow Dog developers TerraSoft, has released the new version 6.1 of Yellow Dog Linux. YDL 6.1 supports Sony's Playstation 3, Apple's PowerPC G4/G5, the YDL Powerstation and IBM's System p – JS2x, 510, 520 and 540.
Related: Terra Soft, Argo Graphics Provide Power Linux to Japan
Terra Soft Solutions of Loveland, Colorado and Argo Graphics of Tokyo, Japan today announce a collaborative effort to bring enterprise level support to Linux for Power architecture systems in Japan, with immediate support for the IBM PowerXCell 8i 3.2 GHz based QS22 blade and the IBM Cell SDK.
http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/10710.html
Quad-core PowerPC workstation runs Linux
Terra Soft Solutions announced a development workstation billed as the heir to the Apple PowerMac G5 Quad, except more open. The Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) PowerStation offers four PowerPC cores clocked at 2.5GHz, up to 32GB RAM, and four bays for serially attached SCSI (SAS) drives.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3269423832.html
Terra Soft Launches Quad-Core 'YDL PowerStation'
Terra Soft today launched the YDL PowerStation, a robust deskside tower which returns the Power architecture to both the workstation and server at an affordable price. Available exclusively from Terra Soft Solutions, the YDL PowerStation offers four 2.5GHz IBM 970MP cores, up to 32GB RAM, dual Gigabit ethernet, four USB 2.0 ports, integrated ultra-fast SAS with 4 hot-swap bays, both PCI-E and PCI-X slots, and support for x86 architecture graphics cards.
http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/10651.html
DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda created with Linux-based HP workstations
DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda, which opened today, June 6, 2008, was created entirely on Linux-based Hewlett Packard workstations. The digital studio has been using HP workstations since 2001 successfully on its films. Ed Leonard, CTO at DreamWorks Animation discusses the company's digital workflow, history of the HP-DreamWorks alliance, and the benefit of multi-core processing systems.
http://facilities.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=415193
Yellow Dog Linux 6 released
Terra Soft on Tuesday announced the release of Yellow Dog Linux v6.0, a new version of their operating system that works on, among other platforms, G4 and G5-equipped Macs. The software is available immediately for YDLnet Enhanced users; it will be published on DVD in two weeks, and public mirrors will have it available within a month.
http://www.macworld.com/article/131961/2008/02/ydl.html
PS3 available pre-installed with Linux
TerraSoft is now taking direct pre-orders with no delivery time guarantees for a Sony PS3 pre-installed with Linux, priced at $650.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7863481537.html
Sony's PS3: It Rocks on Linux
Installing YDL on the PS3 is a multi-step, albeit fairly straightforward, process.
http://www.edn.com/blog/400000040/post/1870007187.html
Software Review: Yellow Dog Linux 5 for PlayStation 3
Setup and install went as smooth as I have ever seen a Linux install go. I have Yellow Dog Linux 4 on my PowerBook, and even that was a chore in comparison to v. 5 on the PS3.
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/18/164648.php
PS3 Yellow Dog Linux Install Videos
Due to the demand on the PS3 forums I am making some install videos of Yellow Dog Linux. Sorry about the slightly shaky footage, since I was installing and holding the camera at the same time.
http://fatpenguinblog.com/?p=798
A Ghost and the Machine
The pulsing heartbeat of the fail-over connection between our primary Web server and its trusted mirror was about as interesting as a dissertation on the efficiency of Linux over Windows.
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