Uniformity??”Linux is widely deployed, especially for back-office functions. By using
Yellow Dog Linux (often referred to as YDL), you can mix PowerPC hardware with Intel
hardware in the same production environment, with application and operating system
uniformity, thus reducing costs associated with the support of two different operating systems.
Because Linux is open source and widely available, you also reduce your dependence
on one entity for your operating systems.
Security??”Yellow Dog Linux has the support of thousands of programmers who constantly
develop patches and updates for software, as opposed to depending on a commercial
entity to release patches (or doing them yourself).
Ease of administration/use??”Linux (and particularly Fedora, on which Yellow Dog
Linux is based) is so widely deployed, with more installations occurring every day, that
it??™s understood and managed by a large user/administrator group. It??™s often easier for system
administrators and users to complete tasks on a familiar system with a standard
interface.
Mac-on-Linux??”Mac-on-Linux software enables you to run Mac OS X (10.1 through
10.3.3), Mac OS 7.5.2 through 9.2.2, or another instance of Linux within your active
Yellow Dog Linux session on a PowerPC system, so you get the best of both worlds.
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