On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 08:02:09 +1100 Gottfried Szing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The iBook might have been me. It runs Linux 99.9% of the time because > > I find OSX a PITA. > > osx is really nice and has many nice features. Looks very nice :-). > ok, it is not linux und > and not another bsd. and thats the reason. i miss to work on a system > with full unix support. yeah, i know. "osx is based on blabla and it is > a bsdbased and ...". Over 80% of my useage of the iBook is development in C, C++ and python as well as documentation in Latex so the "nice features" of OSX aren't really for me :-). > but it is not the same. i mean i have to use fink *yieks* to get the > full power of the system. What I found when I was trying to use fink that many of the IMO important packages, that I needed, were broken or poorly configured/maintained in comparision to the Debian versions of the same packages. > the tools delivered by apple are not the good > and much tools are missing. Agree completely. The standard /bin/sh shell shipped by Apple is broken beyond belief. This is important for GNU tools like autoconf/automake and libtool which all require /bin/sh. I have similar complaints about awk and sed. Finally, I find that Linux runs significantly faster on my iBook than OSX (native, not Mac-On-Linux). Part of the problem seems to be the OSX filesystem which seems to be a very poor performer in comparison to ext3. That said, the quality of the Apple hardware is exceptional, it runs Debian like a dream, it seems far more rugged than most x86 laptops and it gives me a big endian CPU for testing that my endian sensitive software. > yes and no. i guess, i am currently in the situation that most windows > users are. i want to see if everything of the hardware is working. i > know that the powerpook is supported well, but can i connect my canon > ixus to the system and does it work? can i connect the mem-card-reader > and can i use it? is the performance acceptable (i think yes)? and how > about the monitor, wifi card, usb, ....? The older iBooks like mine have excellent support. The only thing I have not managed to get working is the external monitor connection. I also have never tried the FireWire or modem ports because I haven't needed them yet. However, USB and wifi and everything else works like a charm. The story is a little different with the newer iBooks and PowerMacs. I have a friend with a 17" that he can't get X running on. I also believe that the Airport Extreme cards on these newer macs are not yet supported. Erik -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Erik de Castro Lopo [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yes it's valid) +-----------------------------------------------------------+ "A subversive is anyone who can out-argue their government" -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
