---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: IS the world about to change ? Date: Donnerstag 21 Oktober 2010N From: Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
> On Oct 21, 2010, at 9:24 AM, James Therrault wrote: > If you don't like it there are alternatives: Windows, Linux, Chrome, just > getting by on older Macs, but don't come here wailing about Apple becoming > your overlord and locking you down and denying you your right to the > latest and greatest goodies on your 6-year-old Mac. This is a general problem. I run Linux for this very reason. It never let me down. Whatever computer hardware I was giving it, it would always do the job right. The upgrading is step-by-step, no great leaps, but always a little… And I cannot come up with another operating system that would let be move from a PC (x86, 32-bit) to a Power Mac (PowerPC, 32-bit) to a Power Mac (PowerPC, 64-bit) to a PC (amd64, 64-bit) without having migration trouble. All the software ran, regardless of the underlying architecture [except closed source stuff like Flash :-( – I'd love open standards!]. All my personal files and settings – there! You couldn't even tell the difference if it was a PC or a PowerPC! When someone buys a product like a PC with Windows, or a Mac with Mac OS, then (s)he agrees to the license, right? With Microsoft and Apple this is a right to USE this software, not to own it. With Linux on the other hand… well, you even get the right to enhance it, participate with it, … much too technical stuff anyway. But you may as well simply just use it. Linux has never and most likely will never drop hardware support, as long as you report incompatibilities at the appropriate forums/lists. A Linux developer will always try to solve this problem for you – as long as you are willing to help in this process. Just my solution around this “business problem” some of you are having with Apple. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
