[Cialug] distro for ibook

[Bryan Baker]

I'm sure that's the way you feel, and that's fine and all, but there  
are a couple things I feel I should point out about this mini-rant:

Unzip (and zip) is a function built into the OS. Just double click on  
it and it'll unzip for you. Are there paid alternatives that add  
features? Yes. Do you need them to be able to unzip a program? No.  
iirc, the zip and unzip commands present on Linux are also available  
on the default install command line (though it might only be if you  
install the dev tools). I could be wrong on this point, but even if  
they are missing, that brings me to point 2:

Installing Mac Ports brings a vast majority of the set of F/OSS tools  
to you via the simple command "port install <pkg>" (much like apt-get)  
and if you really want apt-get, use fink. Either way, you have both  
the F/OSS toolset and the proprietary toolset that you can pay for,  
it's all your option. I tend to prefer doing both in one OS.

I also have certain tools that just aren't available to me on any  
other OS that are essential parts of my workflow, so it's my choice.

I will admit, that it's been a long time since I really gave Linux a  
shot on the desktop, but for me, I've been quite happy with the  
balance that OSX gives me. Is it perfect? Hell no. Is Linux?

On Dec 4, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> The OS is nicer than Windows XP but it is far from bug free. It has  
> about the same number of glitches and problems as newer versions of  
> Ubuntu. They have good commercials and ads but people who say that  
> Mac OS is way better than Linux either haven't used Linux (esp  
> Ubuntu) recently or have drank a little too much of the koolaid.
>
> The biggest difference (not better necessarily) is the available/ 
> reliance on commercial ISVs. Want a nice unzip program? Pay $10.  
> Want a screencast program? Pay $99. Want this or that? Pay, pay,  
> pay. The cost of owning Mac OS goes up after you open the box.  
> However, the screencast program is very good. Worth $99 imho. And  
> there are other examples where I'd pay for a similar top-notch  
> program if one existed for Ubuntu.

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