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Interview with Fink's Project Leader
Gentu writes "There is a interesting interview over at OSNews with Fink's project leader, Max Horn. They discuss Fink's relationship with Apple, integration of their Unix/Linux ports to Mac OS X via Debian's packaging solution, ease of use on installation of the .deb packages, AltiVec optimizations and more."
Instead of trying to create software that piggybacks on GNU/OS X why aren't they working on GNU/Darwin? It seems to me that they don't like apple very much for some reason. Political reasons maybe? Maybe they should have bought PCs instead of a MAC and run linux.
I hope you die painfully and alone.
I can't help but share the thought that with Al Gore on the Apple board, we can look forward to an announcement that Apple "Invented Open Source" at the upcoming WWDC.
Sigh...
MD
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Fink is the unix tool on OSX. Whenever you need a linux/unix library or a software that isn't available on X, you install it with dselect without any problems most of the time. You can still download the source and try to compile it but hey, fink does that.
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with much gayness,
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Vice-president
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Apple Computer, Inc.
Gore never said he invented the internet. He said he took steps that were intrumental and/or important in its creation when he was in senate. MEANING. He supported its creation. He didn't invent it. He didn't come up with the idea. He heard about it, thought it was a good idea, supported it, and hey look! You fucking use it, and I bet 90% or more of the people you know use it or have used it at one time. So what you really mean to say is. YOu look forward to an announcement that Apple is going to increase and/or continue its support of OSS, because it thinks its a great idea. Now which one of those do you think is more likely? Yeah, that's what I thought. It's not what you know, it's who you know. This is something everyone over the age of 20 should understand. Knowing people = connection = good thing. Al Gore was the VP of the United States of America. Although our current leader is no genius, I'd argue that Gore is an intelligent guy. This Al created the internet shit is no longer amuzing. One week, maybe two. Heard of beating a dead horse? YOU ARE RAPING A DEAD HORSE. hehe.
I am a homosexual. I use Linux because of its well earned reputation for being "the" gay OS. Since I have become a Linux user, I have been exposed to a whole new world of gay friends. It is really a pleasure to meet and compute with other homos such as myself. I plan on using my new Linux OS as a way to entice and recruit young schoolboys into the homosexual lifestyle; it would be so helpful if you could produce more software which would appeal to young boys. Thanks in advance.
with much gayness,
AC Slater
Seriously though - Fink allows me to do this.
Wow! I will take the time to address this out of the sheer enjoyment, AC. Keep square in your mind that I am both an over dozen-year supporter of Apple (hence my concerns) AND I voted for Gore.
... He heard about it, thought it was a good idea, supported it, and hey look! You fucking use it, and I bet 90% or more of the people you know use it or have used it at one time."
YES, it is a dated joke but "raping a dead horse?" This will require a recount from the judges.
Here goes:
"Gore never said he invented the Internet.
In support of your vulgar but correct argument, he helped make it free of taxation and other government restraints to its growth. Go GORE! Indeed, the results have been extremely positive and billions use it every day. Only recently have laws been introduced to stifle its use in the thinly-veiled name of fascism. Going out on a limb here... You are probably upset by what you are seeing on your television set and opted to take that aggression out on my friendly jab at the man who one the popular vote in the last (dare I say LAST) election.
"So what you really mean to say is. You look forward to an announcement that Apple is going to increase and/or continue its support of OSS, because it thinks its a great idea. Now which one of those do you think is more likely?"
Uh, you're giving me a choice between "increase" and "continue?" I supposedly I'd like "increase" but "continue" will do.
"Yeah, that's what I thought."
Which did I choose?
"It's not what you know, it's who you know. This is something everyone over the age of 20 should understand. Knowing people = connection = good thing."
So Al will increase Apple's commitment to OSS? I'm all for that.
"Al Gore was the VP of the United States of America. Although our current leader is no genius, I'd argue that Gore is an intelligent guy."
I agree completely and voted for him accordingly. I told my friends, "I want the guy who knows what an IP address." Yes, silly but true and hopefully is a lesson to you that my jab at his gaff is NOT a position statement in any way shape or form, given MY SUPPORT OF HIM.
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Al, is that you?
Michael.
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Here's my own opinion on what distingusihed gnu darwin from fink. While Gnu/darwin portrays it self as a GNU extension for OSX it really wants to mostly replace the core functions of the command line interface. FOr example, when you install it it overwrites make, tar and other key programs with its own versions. These can be fixed by fiddling with links and such but its a nightmare when all of a sudden your make files (like all of fink) break.
in contrast fink, in the apple manner, installs it self in its own files system where it can easilty be separate from the apple core system. It uses the apple tools and when it cant installs its own in its own filesystem not in /bin. Its easy to unistall or re-install. it may get broken by a apple upgrade but it wont break the OS. Gnu/darwin can break the OS since it write to /bin and /etc.
Finally installing gnu/darwin was like drinking from a spittoon, to install just a tiny bit you had to take a big slug of things you did not expect to get sprayed all over your /bin directory. Fink comes in fairly small chunks.
my own feeling from reading he gnu/darwin web pages is that it was a stalking horse to completely replace the OS.
the problem I had was that at first most of the major scientific apps were ported to gnudarwin and not to fink. indeed this is still true. But each month I see more of these apps joining fink.
basically gnu darwin exemplifies everything I hate about linux and its too complicated way of installing and managing packages. Fink is a nice clean break and done right.
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
It is for faggots.