[Off topic] Re: Mac OS X

[Konstantin Ryabitsev]

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Justin Mack wrote:
> I also don't understand what is so bad or restrictive about the OS X 
> license.  Dr. MacDonald is right--nobody else makes OS X compatible 
> CPU's, so what's the fuss?  Further, why would you want to run OS X on 
> any other CPU since OS X has been so specifically optimized and tuned 
> for the CPU's running current Apple hardware?  As far as Darwin goes, 
> yeah, it might not be the biggest and baddest flavor of Unix around, but 
> at least it is Unix, which, by the way, has been a big draw for a lot of 
> people to switch to Apple hardware--it is the first Unix powered 
> laptop.  Licenses are a necessary evil these days and, unless a license 
> is particularly restrictive, invasive, or demands your soul, just live 
> with 'em.

This is a fine personal decision, but a very poor business decision. I 
am, too, not at all against using Mac computers in people's homes (as 
long as they are well-warned about using open formats to store their 
files, so that their "Memoires de la Guerre" are still readable 10 years 
down the line and not become a useless collection of binary data). In 
fact, I've recommended several friends of mine to buy Macs for their 
personal use.

However, if you are running a large business, choosing to go with Apple 
can be quite perilous. Many large companies are understanding this, 
which is why there is a lot of momentum to switch to using Linux in the 
workplace.

IBM isn't promoting Linux because they are such sweethearts. They just 
don't want the history of OS/2 to repeat itself. They want to make sure 
that whatever effort they put into developing an OS, it cannot later on 
be used against them. I suggest everyone learn from them.

Regards,
-- 
Konstantin ("Icon") Ryabitsev
Duke Physics Systems Admin, RHCE
I am looking for a job in Canada!
http://linux.duke.edu/~icon/cajob.ptml

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