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On Sunday 20 January 2008 08:12:13 am [hidden email] wrote: > While I agree that the Mac is better than Windows, we'll have to agree to > disagree on the Mac vs Linux debate. Both Mac OS X and Linux have their advantages and their weaknesses. > One of the cool things I can do is ssh into the entertainment system and > start Amarok, on my local display, but operate it on the entertainment > system. I have it all setup on a desktop link and it works. > > This does not work as seamlessly on the Mac because they abandoned X11 > for their own graphics system that is not remotable. ...and also doesn't have years and years of legacy cruft with new features (such as compiz) bolted/hacked in on top. The fluidity of the Mac OS X graphical environment eye candy quite honestly kicks the crap out of X11 on comparable hardware. There are tradeoffs between X11 and Quartz. > Yea, but you "could" > start an xserver on the mac, but that's REALLY ugly because they don't > seem to have a bridge type window manager that integrates X with the Mac > window manager. Note that Mac OS X does have a built-in vnc server though, if you really need/want to control an app on a remote system. > Also, remember all Linux distributions are not the same! Kubuntu is the > one I use, and next to my wifes Mac, *everything* just works easier. Plug > in my digital camera, it works. DVD? same thing. (Setting up dvdcss and > mp3 is an extra step, but that's a legal issue out of the control of the > distro, but easy enough and you only have to do it once). I often find, > when using a mac, I am forced into a mode of operation that does not make > sense. Don't even get me started on iTunes, I HATE IT. Conversely, I still find several things still work way better under OS X than under Linux. I've also got a few long-time Linux user friends who hasn't used a Mac until recently. They're amazed how they really don't need to "tweak" anything to make things work in a sensible way. I tend to move back and forth between Mac OS X and Linux. Again, both have their advantages and their weaknesses, and perceptions of exactly what they are vary from one person to another. > I can't think of anything the Mac can do that Linux can not I can. > , conversely, I > can name a few things that are either impossible or difficult to do on the > Mac that are simple on Linux. And I can think of plenty of things are simple to do on a Mac that aren't on Linux. :) > Its all good, really, they are both basically "unix" (Not to be confused > with "UNIX (r)" Agreed. I like both Linux and Mac OS X quite a bit. -- Jarod Wilson [hidden email] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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