On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 10:27 AM, David R. Morrison wrote:
In some ways I'd rather it be this way. The rallying altruistic social structure of the (Fink) community can in many circumstances be more powerful than everything trickling down from one person (I.e., the CEO of a company such as Apple). I think the combo of Fink and Apple (circa NeXT) make a great balance, and indeed together create arguably the best desktop Unix on the planet. For a long time NeXTSTEPPER such as myself, it's a blast to seeEric Salathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:The fact of the matter is that OS X Macs are quite arguably the best desktop unix sustems available. However, Apple has contributed only part way to that status, and Fink the rest. If I am frustrated, it is really Apple that bears the burden and Fink that earns my gratitude.
NeXTSTEP (wrapped in Aqua -- Apple is most definitely getting ROI on its $400M acquisition of NeXT in 1997) come to the masses -- something that Steve had set out to do when he started NeXT (albeit he aimed at academia and the enterprise initially in the early 1990s). Now with Fink, you've got the best of almost all possible worlds. Life isn't perfect, but it sure is grand!
An excellent sentiment, which should perhaps be directed towards Apple Computer Inc. itself. -- Dave
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