+1
Would love to get tight hardware integration without the social nail
polish...
On 12/14/2011 11:45 AM, Chris Fitzpatrick wrote:
Thanks!
"Evil" doesn't really concern me.
If I could run Ubuntu on a laptop made in the pits of hell by the dark lord
himself, I would certainly do it.
Just as long as I never have to say the words "Genius Bar", I will be happy.
On Dec 14, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Birkin Diana wrote:
Possible bridges to whatever you decide to get:
- Use Ubuntu on VirtualBox on your Mac (yes, I did see the using 'linux in a
non-server computer' concern -- thus the bridge qualification).
- Depending on the issues and languages you're using, use in-language
package-managers. For example, we have a library of python repository code with
three python-package dependences: fcrepo, lxml, and solrpy. Using 'pip' (a
python package-manager), we've created a simple requirements file, so that,
when I run, on my mac, a pip-install command for our repo_utils, it
automatically web-downloads and installs those packages if necessary (even
specific versions if desired). And this'll work the same on your Mac, VBox, and
a possible eventual linux laptop.
-Birkin
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Birkin James Diana
Programmer, Digital Technologies
Brown University Library
birkin_di...@brown.edu
On Dec 14, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Chris Fitzpatrick wrote:
Thanks everyone for all the recommendations. I know this would be this list to
ask.
Sounds like Ubuntu is the overwhelming favorite. In the past when I've used a
linux in a non-server computer, there are always some annoying problems...
things like the laptop not waking from sleep mode, power consumption problems,
or the microphone not working.
So, I wondering about specific laptop brands/models and linux
distributions/versions that people have found to work really well. A Dell or
ThinkPad with Ubuntu seems to be the popular choice?
But, yeah, I know i started it, but I'm going to avoid going deeper into my
opinions on Apple vs. Windows vs. Linux and the implications vis-à-vis
productivity, copyright, social justice, and the plight of the polar bear. If
only out of concern that introducing this discussion might cause the poor mail
server at ND to meltdown…..
b,chris.
