Thank you Nathan for your comments. They are tipping me in the Mac
direction.
Nathan Nutter wrote:
Mac OS X has a UNIX (BSD) underpinning so most of your scripts, etc.
would work. There may be some difference between BSD and GNU versions
of tools, etc. but for the most part they are the same. You can extend
Mac OS X significantly by installing the Developer Tools from Apple
and then MacPorts (http://www.macports.org/). MacPorts will let you
install almost any "Linux" program including things like Gnome and KDE
(I think).
You can also run VirtualBox and run Windows/Linux (and Mac OS X
Server) in a virtual machine.
You could also dual/triple boot. If you just do Linux then you can
dual boot like any old machine. If you want to include Windows you
may need to use BootCamp.
I know some people are hard core Free software folks, if you are then
you may be bother by the blend of open/Free software and proprietary
software. However, OS X is very reliable and stable (far more than I
have ever enjoyed with Linux as a Desktop OS). I would highly
recommend an Apple laptop. For a desktop I would be 50/50 between OS X
and Linux and would only recommend an Apple desktop if you wanted to
dual-boot OS X and Linux.
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Tim and Lisa Beckendorf
<[email protected]> wrote:
Greetings,
Perhaps this is a silly question but as I've been using pcs for years I'm in
the dark. I'm contemplating purchasing a Macbook Pro 17 for my work which up
until now has been entirely in a linux environment. If I purchase a Mac, can
I run Ubuntu successfully in something akin to VBox or do I need to have a
dual booting machine? I've been so accustomed to free software and the
beauty that is the Synaptic Package Manager that I'm reluctant to have to
purchase any software. Will the scripts that I've written for rsync,
hpodder, etc. work in the Mac environment? Is anyone using Scribus on Mac
that can comment on its performance (I use it a lot).
Sorry if these questions are not in the vein of this list but I know that
Scott is a Mac advocate and I'd appreciate any helpful comments.
Thank you,
Tim
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