Todd Walton wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 2:44 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> The most attractive feature of OS X to me is that everything "just works"
>> from day zero.
>>
>> It seems that buying a preinstalled Linux laptop would give the same result.
> 
> Oh, I know my laptop works now... But how sweet would it be with
> Compiz?  I know the vendor doesn't support it, but there's very
> thorough howtos on how to do it.  And who knows when the vendor will
> get around to supporting it?  And besides, it's a learning experience.
> 
> ...
> 
> In all my years of Linuxing, the hardest thing to learn has been how
> not to break my "production" machine.  If a Linux laptop vendor could
> come up with a way to slap my hand when I reach for pkg-installer, I'd
> be a happy man.
> 

Hmmm, a slap-hand barrier. Sounds like it might be pretty complicated to
configure -- although repositories do a little of that, I suppose.


Of course the best advice is to consult your system administrator. ;-)

Regards,
..jim


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