Ever tried installing a Linux 2.0.x-based distribution on a brand new PC? There's a lot of hardware in newer computers that isn't supported, it boots and your keyboard will probably work, but your graphics card, soundcard, SATA drives and all that stuff will most likely not work without some major upgrades...
Ok I'll bite. Come on, you have a 106xx UID- you should know better. For one, Linux 2.0.x was 1996. Any Linux distro today has great hardware support for various chipsets, SATA drives, soundcards, and so forth. One just has to try any of the various live Linux CDs to verify this. There are free video drivers included which support various hardware and if you want proprietary video drivers those are available.
Linux distro install discs have had SATA support long before Windows SP2 discs came out...
That's why Ubuntu and others do not upgrade the kernel with every new release. Only new releases of Ubuntu have a new kernel. [Ubuntu does put in patches for security, of course.] And Ubuntu makes their own package for Nvidia and ATI drivers, so it-will-work with their kernel. No need to go to www.amd.com for drivers, etc.
It is nothing but more MS fear tactics, is why this is news. Evil corporations often resort to lows like this. The next step is for them to begin suing their customers. (RIAA) I would not at all be surprised if this started happening...
2. I want to adjust mouse acceleration. I can't figure out how without buying an expensive 3rd party app.
Just poke around the settings in the system prefs. Mouse accel is different in OS X. Not better or worse; just different.
3. I want to be able to launch my apps with one or two-key keyboard shortcuts. I can't figure this one out either.
Yeah again just poke around in the system preferences, you can specify this in there somewhere.
4. My scrollbar in firefox doesn't work right. Is this normal? Firefox sucks on the Mac IMO. Try Camino, Safari, or FF3 should be out soon which is supposed to be much better for OS X.
5. Many open source apps that I love don't have standard maintained OS X distributions (gvim, pidgin, etc). I could try compiling myself, or I've found older versions that other people have built for them, but that's rather a step backwards instead of forwards.
Try Adium for an OS X-like Pidgin client. It's nice!
And check out Fink and MacPorts to bring and Linux apps to OS X. I find it nice to have wget, scons, and other random but useful *nix tools right there in the terminal.
Again, I'm not trying to troll...I just thought I'd finally give the thing an honest try, but I'm not yet seeing what the big deal is. Can I get one of you fanboys to point me towards what I'm missing?
Viruses, spyware, WGA, reinstalling your OS every 6 months, a machine that constantly communicates to Microsoft, etc. OS X is simplicity, but with powerful Unix tools underneath. That's my take on things. I didn't realize what a pain maintaining a Windows box was until I ran another OS.
Oh noes, the Mac is not 100% Windows compatible either, I guess Apple should give up. Seems to me the only big problem Linux faces right now is stigma that can be gleaned from posts such as yours.
Right on. Everyone complaining that Linux must be '100% windows compatible' might as well email Steve Jobs and tell him it's time to throw in the towel. It was a good run.
As far as standards, we should have OPEN standards. That way any operating system, any software, etc. can work nicely together, based on a spec that is available for developers. But alas, there would be nothing to fight about on slashdot.
Ubuntu and others(?) provide a low-latency kernel if you wish to install it, with increased kernel timing. Audio and video work much better, and computer is more responsive with this kernel. Why not have a low-latency kernel as the default for a desktop distro?
does not belong to the RIAA. There are things called contracts which point out who the copyright owner is of a certain intellectual property (music). The RIAA cannot claim that it owns royalties of something it does not own. When we all thought the RIAA could not possibly go any lower...
1. Excel. Nothing on Mac(even its excel) or Linux even comes close to the functionality I get out of excel(keep in mind, lots of proprietary add ins really make it worthwhile).
With programs like Parallels, arguments like this are obsolete.
4. Far cheaper(only compared against a mac, I build my own machines now and roll an old harddrive image over, so costs are level with linux)
Yes, but the mac laptops are very competitively priced vs. any similar pc solution.
5. When I was first considering changing, my only real choices were windows or Mac before OS X,which sucked just as bad in my experience with it at school.
Okay that's nice and all, but OS X is quite different from OS 9.
6. Easy ability to turn off all the bells, whistles, and pretty menu systems so I can get a fast running machine that doesn't stress my video card( I am appalled every time I use my Mac book at how slow the interface is comparable, and it is a intel core duo with a gig of ram)
That's odd. I had an iBook G4 which ran OS X (10.4.8) just fine. I think your computer or hard drive has some problems.
7. More natural methods of interfacing(especially when I am filling out forms online. a great example is the tab key. in windows, I can tab to check boxes, text boxes, or drop down boxes and then manipulate those. I have been searching and have yet to figure out a quick way to do this on a mac, just one example)
System Prefs>Keyboard and mouse>Keyboard shortcuts>All controls
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Ever tried installing a Linux 2.0.x-based distribution on a brand new PC? There's a lot of hardware in newer computers that isn't supported, it boots and your keyboard will probably work, but your graphics card, soundcard, SATA drives and all that stuff will most likely not work without some major upgrades...
Ok I'll bite. Come on, you have a 106xx UID- you should know better. For one, Linux 2.0.x was 1996. Any Linux distro today has great hardware support for various chipsets, SATA drives, soundcards, and so forth. One just has to try any of the various live Linux CDs to verify this. There are free video drivers included which support various hardware and if you want proprietary video drivers those are available.
Linux distro install discs have had SATA support long before Windows SP2 discs came out...
You make your system less safe by doing that. Just do
$ sudo -s
to get a root prompt when needed.
That's why Ubuntu and others do not upgrade the kernel with every new release. Only new releases of Ubuntu have a new kernel. [Ubuntu does put in patches for security, of course.] And Ubuntu makes their own package for Nvidia and ATI drivers, so it-will-work with their kernel. No need to go to www.amd.com for drivers, etc.
It is nothing but more MS fear tactics, is why this is news. Evil corporations often resort to lows like this. The next step is for them to begin suing their customers. (RIAA) I would not at all be surprised if this started happening...
What ads?
I've read chatter that SSE5 is suppose to help in this area, as it is altivec-like?
Oh and install Quicksilver to launch your apps. This is a must have.
Hey here's some of my thoughts:
2. I want to adjust mouse acceleration. I can't figure out how without buying an expensive 3rd party app.
Just poke around the settings in the system prefs. Mouse accel is different in OS X. Not better or worse; just different.
3. I want to be able to launch my apps with one or two-key keyboard shortcuts. I can't figure this one out either.
Yeah again just poke around in the system preferences, you can specify this in there somewhere.
4. My scrollbar in firefox doesn't work right. Is this normal?
Firefox sucks on the Mac IMO. Try Camino, Safari, or FF3 should be out soon which is supposed to be much better for OS X.
5. Many open source apps that I love don't have standard maintained OS X distributions (gvim, pidgin, etc). I could try compiling myself, or I've found older versions that other people have built for them, but that's rather a step backwards instead of forwards.
Try Adium for an OS X-like Pidgin client. It's nice!
And check out Fink and MacPorts to bring and Linux apps to OS X. I find it nice to have wget, scons, and other random but useful *nix tools right there in the terminal.
Again, I'm not trying to troll...I just thought I'd finally give the thing an honest try, but I'm not yet seeing what the big deal is. Can I get one of you fanboys to point me towards what I'm missing?
Viruses, spyware, WGA, reinstalling your OS every 6 months, a machine that constantly communicates to Microsoft, etc. OS X is simplicity, but with powerful Unix tools underneath. That's my take on things. I didn't realize what a pain maintaining a Windows box was until I ran another OS.
Oh noes, the Mac is not 100% Windows compatible either, I guess Apple should give up. Seems to me the only big problem Linux faces right now is stigma that can be gleaned from posts such as yours.
Right on. Everyone complaining that Linux must be '100% windows compatible' might as well email Steve Jobs and tell him it's time to throw in the towel. It was a good run.
As far as standards, we should have OPEN standards. That way any operating system, any software, etc. can work nicely together, based on a spec that is available for developers. But alas, there would be nothing to fight about on slashdot.
Not an option with OS X. NTFS is read-only for Mac users.
Ubuntu and others(?) provide a low-latency kernel if you wish to install it, with increased kernel timing. Audio and video work much better, and computer is more responsive with this kernel. Why not have a low-latency kernel as the default for a desktop distro?
Because it's AOL spyware. Have you ever read the Winamp license? All of your base belongs to AOL.
It just took four years to finally become funny.
Here's a letter from the gen manager at WCPE:
h tml
http://theclassicalstation.org/save_our_streams.s
http://digg.com/apple/DivX_Pro_Mac_Free_on_June_7
Grab it while you can.
I guess you have never visited
www.redhat.com
If you are comparing commercial support, then compare windows 'support' to redhat.
People who ride BART in San Fran experience this with BART tickets and cell phones. Bleh!
The article author failed to mention: when formatted, this drive is actually only about 400GB. /end sarcasm
You should use: sudo -s to get a root shell
does not belong to the RIAA. There are things called contracts which point out who the copyright owner is of a certain intellectual property (music). The RIAA cannot claim that it owns royalties of something it does not own. When we all thought the RIAA could not possibly go any lower...
The Processor is about equivalent to a mid-to-late Pentium III.
No, it's actually about the same as a Powermac G5 at the moment. Read more here.
"Results
Overall Score
PlayStation 3
105.2
Power Mac G5
106.9"
I have two friends who are NCSU grads who now work for Google and make a pile of money. There are good things happening at NC State.
Nice rant.
1. Excel. Nothing on Mac(even its excel) or Linux even comes close to the functionality I get out of excel(keep in mind, lots of proprietary add ins really make it worthwhile).
With programs like Parallels, arguments like this are obsolete.
4. Far cheaper(only compared against a mac, I build my own machines now and roll an old harddrive image over, so costs are level with linux)
Yes, but the mac laptops are very competitively priced vs. any similar pc solution.
5. When I was first considering changing, my only real choices were windows or Mac before OS X,which sucked just as bad in my experience with it at school.
Okay that's nice and all, but OS X is quite different from OS 9.
6. Easy ability to turn off all the bells, whistles, and pretty menu systems so I can get a fast running machine that doesn't stress my video card( I am appalled every time I use my Mac book at how slow the interface is comparable, and it is a intel core duo with a gig of ram)
That's odd. I had an iBook G4 which ran OS X (10.4.8) just fine. I think your computer or hard drive has some problems.
7. More natural methods of interfacing(especially when I am filling out forms online. a great example is the tab key. in windows, I can tab to check boxes, text boxes, or drop down boxes and then manipulate those. I have been searching and have yet to figure out a quick way to do this on a mac, just one example)
System Prefs>Keyboard and mouse>Keyboard shortcuts>All controls
Heck yeah. OOo is nice, esp the new version. My family actually prefers it because it is not overly bloated and annoying like MS Office.
http://www.mutopiaproject.org/
Lots of public domain pdfs out there.