On Monday, 10th of August 2009, Ralph Green wrote: > I don't think this is something very many users > will be interested in and I would not recommend it for many people. Definitely. Not everyone will be interested in such a procedure.
> OSX > is prettier than any Linux setup I have seen. OSX has alway had the > characteristic that the things it does well are very well done and easy > to use and the things it does poorly are very hard to figure out and > use. I fully agree. What Mac OS X can do it does in a very easy and intuitive way. What it can't do - well, that's much harder to manage than on a Linux system. > Linux has better overall usability for me because Apple does not > always fully implement utilities. For example, samba on my current Mac > does not work nearly as well as Linux from the same time frame. Linux > is much easier to install most utilities on. The major distros have > package managers(apt-get, yum, emerge, etc) that each make it a snap to > install, say Postgresql or Mysql, or many other utilities not from > Apple. > On OSX, if a drag and drop installer is available, it will > probably work OK, but you have to go find it somewhere and sometimes > they are not available. Have you tried macports and fink yet? http://www.macports.org/ http://www.finkproject.org/ > The license on Linux is much better and I > always feel more comfortable using software with user friendly licenses. > I am always frustrated when it is time to upgrade OSX because I have to > stop and read and study multiple lengthy license agreements to see what > affect they will have on me. I know most people don't do that, but I am > picky about the legal agreements I enter into. On Linux, software uses > several license that I have studied beforehand and they are not > regularly removing my rights with new versions of the license, like > Apple does. And finally, running Linux is a good idea, just because it > is there. I run a bunch of operating systems here at home. My main one > is Linux, but I use OSX and it has it's place. Just trying and learning > about them has it's own value. I didn't read Apples Mac OS X license at all. In Austria (where I am from) this license is in parts illegal, because according to the law in my country a customer has to be informed of this license in the store, before he buys the product. Since Apple doesn't print the whole license on the back of the Mac OS X DVD box it is not valid. At least in some parts, but I don't know which ones. > I don't have Linux running on a current Mac. I last used it regularly > on a 700 MHz iMac. I asked on my local Linux mailing list and I'll > report back to Andreas what I find. I am pretty sure our Vice President > runs his main machine as Linux on a dual G5, but I don't know if he uses > 32 or 64 bit Linux. He uses plain old Debian. I'm sure it is a 32-bit userland. The iMac is a G4, so a 32-bit kernel. I'm unsure it Debian features a 64-bit userland for the G5... > Have a good day, > Ralph Thanks. I will consult the Gentoo Linux forum. I was just asking about Linux experiences in general and if anyone has had the same thought, to run a true 64-bit system on a 64-bit processor. Have also a nice day, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
