Wow...a ton of sh*t!
I use YDL on my PS3 ( in no particular order ) :
1) As a JAVA development envrioment along with Eclipse as the IDE. Thanks to
ppietro's assistance here on the YDL message board in getting it properly configured with IBM's Java engine. Anyone taking college JAVA classes can use it for their assignments not to mention as a off-site development box.
2) Replacement for Microcraps virus-friendly stuff...I use the free / open source
Open Office instead of Microcrap's virus-friendly Office for creating my spreadsheets, word processing, powerpoint, etc. for work.
3) Use the free / open source
MySQL database engine instead of Microcrap's virus-friendly Access / SQLServer.
4) Have a web server and the free / open source
PHP script language running to create / host dynamically created web pages.
5) Do my personal / gambling / consulting finances using freeware / open source financial software
( Microcrap's Money to quote Donald Trump was "Fired !" ).
6) With
DOSBOX, can play the "classic" DOS games that Winblows no longer supports or can run.
Basically, anything I can find to replace Winblows programs with freeware and/or Open Source goes on my PS3 & YDL. About only software thing I've not found a replacement for is the tax reporting programs...bummerz. But "everything" else is running on my PS3 & YDL !
My Winblows PC is gradually losing its staus as the go-to computer, and my PS3 is becoming more the machine of choice to do computing on. And yes, this means I
will not be getting Vista, Winblows 7 or whatever else Microcrap tries to cram down the public's throat so long as there is alternative freeware / open source to get and run on the PS3 with YDL !
Taellik