Adam Hewitt wrote: > I got myself an ibook about 6 or 7 weeks ago and although originally I > was thinking "why would anyone want to install linux in this when OS X > is so cool, and you can run X11 with Fink?"...I am beginning to feel > myself being slowly drawn to install linux on it, like a fly to a bug > zapper...its so mesmorizing...
I have OSX and Debian/GNU running on my TiPowerBook. The OSX is all very nice and flashy (what you call cool) but it is sometimes irksome and Debian with a nice window manager and X11 is actually more functional. OSX Irks: * Apple's X11 is not integrated well with the rest of OSX. When fire it up the path is not set properly within OSX and some apps under X11 cant find other apps that they need to call. E.g. xfig can't import eps figs as it cant find ghostscript to rasterise the eps file. gs is there but xfig cant find it. * There are many window operations with no keyboard shortcuts even with with disability access enabled. * There are no multiple or virtual desktops. * Xdvi is poor on OSX. * There is no firewall yet from Apple but you can get 3rd party ones. E.g. to restrict ftp or http access to your box you uncheck the ftp and http boxes in Apples firewall gui. What does it do? Set up some rules and block incoming on http port? Nope. It simply terminates the ftp and http server so you cant then browse local documentation using a web browser! Duh. OSX Pros: * I like having the OSX available as I know that the application to connect to a projector and video sync to it for giving presentations will always work but in Linux its more problematic. (I use a common DOS partition to swap files) * One can *browse* Windows networks quite easily from OSX and mount Windows shares. * Quicktime on an OSX desktop is very nice. > My question is has anyone compared YDL with a debianPPC install and what > kind of results did you get? At heart I am a great debian fan, Debian has excellent support for the ibook. Subscribe to the debian-ppc mailing list. I havent tried YDL. Mike UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER ======================================================================== This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. ======================================================================== -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
