[Cialug] distro for ibook

[David Champion]

The same could be said for just about any OS... like with Windows, 
there's an included zip / unzip function, but it's very rudimentary. I 
use 7zip, but a lot of Windows people pay money for something like WinZIP.

The Mac OS update pricing is more expensive than Windows - if you add up 
everything. I know you're comparing Apples to... whatever Windows is... 
but...

The Linux desktop experience has changed a lot in recent years. IMHO, 
KDE4.x is really nice, try it out with one of the live CD's like Kubuntu 
or Mandriva One. I don't like Gnome personally, so someone else can talk 
about that, but from what I've seen it's pretty good as well.

I understand that some people like Mac better, and Bryan knows I love to 
rib him about it... ;) I do find it interesting that a lot of F/OSS 
people use a Mac...

-dc

Bryan Baker wrote:
> 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.
>>