why not OS X?

[John Brier]

I'm not sure this is appropriate for this list. This thread will=20
probably get lots of replies anyway. Many people use open source for the=20=

ideals, some people use it because they don't have to pay for it or be=20=

restricted by licenses.  Also a lot of people will say that linux is=20
faster than Mac OS X right now. I think that will change for most newer=20=

Apple hardware when "Jaguar" is released.  I have to agree with some=20
points, I really like Mac OS X because I don't have to spend a day or so=20=

on a list like this just getting say my DVD player to play movies. I=20
have a iBook 600 DVD/CD-RW airport 8MB VRAM. Some things in YDL don't=20
work, and I get tired of configuring so many things, just to make my=20
computer work the way I  want. Anti-aliasing won't work DVD playing=20
won't work, I can't even mount CDs or DVDs! I can't open my drive=20
either!   I can't burn CD's  I need to compile a kernel with SCSI=20
emulation to use the burner! Now a lot of linux people will say I'm lazy=20=

but most computer users don't want to configure everything either.I=20
started using linux because I got tired of Windows. On my iBook I have=20=

lately started  using Mac OS X because I got tired of linux. Just my=20
opinion.

here is a quote that is on Apple's Mac OS X page:
  =93I know I=92m going to get flamed for writing this, but Apple =
Computer=92s=20
Mac OS X 10.1 is what Linux-on-the-desktop people crave: a Unix-based OS=20=

with an interface even a novice can handle.=94
=97 Michael J. DeMaria
Network Computing

On Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at 03:32 PM, will taggart wrote:

> my question is: why use YDL at all if you have OS X and a New World=20
> Mac? I am using my Linux partition less and less these days, in part=20=

> because I have discovered how easy it is to acquire unix apps for OS X=20=

> (The two great sources for BSD ports for OS X are=20
> http://fink.sourceforge.net and http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net).=20
> Fink makes installing new software so easy it is unbelievable. I have =
a=20
> friend with SuSE 8.0 and he wants fink for himself...it is just simply=20=

> so easy to use. Once I get my hands on a high-speed connection I will=20=

> download X and a lot more apps and then...why use Linux? In OS X i =
have=20
> no hardware problems, I can listen to my mp3s, I could watch DVDs if I=20=

> had a player, I have access to an exploding number of bsd ports, text=20=

> looks 1000% better on OS X (and this is important since I am a=20
> writer/graduate student), my modem and ethernet work just fine, etc,=20=

> etc. So what is the point? I personally hope that Jobs and co. release=20=

> OS X x86 and take over the world. But who asked me?
>
> William C. Taggart
> Graduate Student, University of Arkansas
> Department of Anthropology
> King Fahd Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
> annapaxis@hotmail.com
> http://comp.uark.edu/~wtaggar
>
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