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Apple OS X, BSD and Jordan Hubbard

Posted by chrisd on from the office-ain't-done-till-bsd-won't-run dept.

We've had a number of posts noting that Boston.com's digitalMASS has a very decent article on Apple's OS X, BSD and Jordan Hubbard.

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  1. Linux vs. BSD by pgpckt · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Mod me down if you like, but I am a slashdot geek that unfortunatly uses Windows and is trying to learn Linux. However, it occured to me if I am making a move to Linux for ethical reasons (I hate Microsoft), then perhaps I should consider BSD. So can anyone point me to any sites or explain to me the differences between BSD and Linux? Such comparison should point to practicality, compatibilty, useability (especially for newbies like me), community, and such. Please help those that wish to convert!

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  2. Re:OS X by 'This+is+false.' · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  3. Re:Apple is arrogant, at least Hubbard is by hearingaid · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Well, the Gnome screenshot there looks to me (as a long-time multi-platform user who has always preferred the Mac GUI) like a Windows screen. (Although I haven't used it, so I don't know how the behaviours work.) Why?

    • Windows-style control box in the upper right hand corner of the window; I'll bet there's no button for Make It As Big As It Needs To Be (the MacOS "maximize"), but rather a button for Fill The Whole Screen (the Windows maximize)
    • Broken scrollbars: the MacOS implementation puts the arrows next to each other. This is massively easier on the mouse-hand; it's why Mac users generally don't care about mousewheels (unless they play FPS games).
    • Lack of an OS-based menu alongside the application menus (i.e., an equivalent to the Apple menu - Windows' Start menu appears on the taskbar, which is pretty far from the app menus and therefore involves more mousing).

    This is a general problem I've seen with X interfaces; they tend to be inspired by, well, Win95.

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