Should I even try?

Super Biscuit super_bisquit at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 21 23:11:28 UTC 2011


Everything doesn't build. The only version or project similar for powerpc is tenfourfox and I am having trouble enough building it on Linux. LLVM-GCC4 isn't curently building. Kazehakase won't build. Some boards have trouble with AGP while others don't. OpenBoot can change default cards while no one knows how to do the same with Open Firmware. LXDE and Xfce4 both build with the former causing the pointer to go to the upper left corner and the latter having all applications open in the upper left corner. I have no idea if a /boot/loader.conf file can even be used on FreeBSD-PPC.

I don't have a degree in computer science nor do I have any certification. 

I do have a PowerMac G3 Blue and White. I do have  PowerMac G4 Quicksilver. I do use both of these daily. I will soon install FreeBSD on the iMac G4 and use it daily. 

I am not a programmer.

I can tell the difference between lagging and optimal performance.

I am not always the most sociable, stable, or friendly person.


My tutorials are written so that a person with a GED can read and use them.
(If you wonder, I have an associates in business, certfied as a chef, licensed for selling options, certified for sanitation, hotel management certification, and a bunch of other stuff. IE I am not stupid.)


With all of my complaining,  narcissism, and self-pity aside...

is it even worth for a normal/layman to attempt anything?






      


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