Existing users, 
This is not a slam of Yellow Dog Linux but rather a question. With Fink (http://fink.sourceforge.net) you can install these same programs using Apple's X11. With FinkCommander (http://finkcommander.sourceforge.net) you can install and update it all from a GUI to avoid using Terminal. If you download the free Apple Developer Kit you can even compile and install the beta versions of the Unix software.
What does Yellow Dog Linux do/have that Fink does not? I have installed Gnome, and am now using the latest version of KDE. I've also added a few custom Unix aplications for my kids to use for school. What else would this application give me?
Mark
Yellow Dog Linux
Linux operating system.
Version: 6.1
Why not use Fink for free (can also install KDE, GNOME, etc.)
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: Megavolt Friday, March 24 2006 @ 02:59 PM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Have Not Tried
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Why not use Fink for free (can also install KDE, GNOME, etc.) - 尼克
Because it is faster and has a larger group of people maintaining these apps. It can also run on older Macs that the latest versions of X11 cannot.Saturday, April 28 2007 @ 10:22 AM PDT
Why not use Fink for free (can also install KDE, GNOME, etc.) - Rufus J
Neither fink nor DarwinPorts offer all packages of all softwares available. For that matter, neither do all Linux or BSD distros. In other instances, packages available for one distro will be very different from the "same" software package offered in another distro. Both fink and DarwinPorts offer several packages with out-of-date dependency versions which in some cases are very cumbersome to overcome, or strange and incomplete feature sets. One can build from source, but this can be extremely frustrating when dealing with a large program with many dependencies. Essentially, you are picking yor poison.Sunday, April 29 2007 @ 11:19 AM PDT
Why not use Fink for free (can also install KDE, GNOME, etc.) - greatcow951
I explained that to a friend of mine wanting a Mactel for a tri-boot system (Win, Mac, and Linux). I said "You can use Fink and X11 to run the Linux stuff." He agreed with me. Then I asked why Linux users don't do this and he said "because it's not free as in beer."Hopefully it isn't the case of Linux users wanting everything for nothing.
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