I'm sure you are right. I'm more of a casual Mac user. I have not got into it enough to find all the software sweet spots on the net for Mac. One thing is for certain if I buy a new laptop it will be a Mac.
Brian On 9/24/07, Alex Esplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/24/07, Brian Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes I'm very familiar with how Mac does it. I have one. I love it > except > > that there are not very many programs for the Mac. This technique for > > installing programs seems so brain dead simple, I just don't understand > why > > Linux does not go this route. My suspicion is that the file system > layout > > for Linux has a lot of baggage that die hards are not willing to get rid > of. > > Are you using the same kind of Mac I'm using? I have yet to be unable > to find a (usually very high quality) free (at least as in root beer) > application to do anything I've wanted. Between freeware repositories > like MacUpdate and FreeMacWare, and Fink/Darwinports/etc I can do > anything I have had a need to do on my Mac. > > /ends plug for Macs > > The great thing about Open Source is that if you really dislike > something strongly enough, you're free to change it. > > -- > Alex Esplin > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
