On Oct 22, 2010, at 8:28 AM, Benjamin Ducke wrote: > >> now at least, for me the user choose the os... for me is osX. So it's >> unfortunate, for me but I will have the choice of playing "roulette >> russe" with gv_sig or going to a more secure gis. > > Or to actively promote and support gvSIG on Mac OS X to make sure that it > lives > on and prospers. That's how open source software works. I think this is the way to go. > Best, > > Ben > >> >> Maccel >> Le 10-10-21 à 18:04, Simon Cropper a écrit : >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> On Friday 22 October 2010 2:23:16 am Chris Puttick wrote: >>>> what then? >>> >>> My son has been using a iMac for several years and resisted moving >>> away from >>> the computer and its operating system for all the wrong reasons >>> (i.e. vendor >>> lock in with iPhone, iTunes, etc). >>> >>> Recently he moved away from his iPhone and now only use iTunes and >>> comparable >>> music related products. >>> >>> Faced with an operating system that only allowed Apple products and >>> one that >>> in recent times is just getting slower and slower (a bit like >>> windows XP and >>> Vista was doing a year or so back), I convinced him to move to >>> Ubuntu (well he >>> really convinced himself as I have been nagging him for sometime. >>> The pivotal >>> point was when he saw me log on and open a program on my machine in >>> seconds >>> compared to minutes on his). >>> >>> After backing up his system (2-3 hours), it took less than one hour >>> to set up >>> the base system in Ubuntu. He is enjoying the OS, the 'free' >>> software and >>> lightning fast OS (at least compared to OS-X). >>> >>> Where to from here? Move your iMac to Ubuntu. You won't be sorry. >>> >>> I know it sound drastic but it really isn't. >>> >>> P.S. It's funny how things are not apparent until they hit you in >>> the face. My >>> son, while looking at the various movies he had downloaded to >>> iTunes, asked me >>> how he could view these files as they were in a proprietary format >>> that could >>> only be read by Apple software. He was livid that he could not view >>> these files >>> using other software as he had paid good money for these movies. >>> After a bit >>> of searching we were able to find a conversion routine written in >>> Open Source >>> that could convert the apple movie format to a more commonly >>> encountered and >>> used format. >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers Simon >>> >>> Simon Cropper >>> Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd >>> PO Box 160 Sunshine 3020 >>> P: 03 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437 >>> W: http://www.botanicusaustralia.com.au >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gvsig_internacional mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://listserv.gva.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gvsig_internacional mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://listserv.gva.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional >> > > > ------ > Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document > Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit > http://iso26300.info for more information. > > _______________________________________________ > Gvsig_internacional mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserv.gva.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional
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