On Sep 2, 2009, at 7:26 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote:
> Mac OS X on the other hand... Wow, this OS is just great. Too bad the > importaint part (Aqua, ...) is closed source and the property of > Apple Inc. > alone. They decide on which platform you may use it. > Actually, not really. They can *say* what platform you may use it on and they can claim their EULA says you cannot put it on any other computer (which has yet to actually be tested legally), and they can certainly sue to keep you from doing so commercially, but you can, in fact, run OS X on other hardware, with varying degrees of success. > Concerning Linux - what's wrong with running it on a beautiful > (internally and > externally) hardware? Because it makes the Linux Mess even more painful to use? Gah, if Linux was going to copy things, they could have at least tried not to copy Windows so much. Poorly. Like Windows, Linux lets you get lots of time to work ON your computer. OS X just lets you work WITH your computer....I've yet to see any advantage of using a Unix clone as opposed to using a real Unix. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
