On Sat, 2004-10-09 at 00:25, Henri Yandell wrote:
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> * The domination of Apple laptops at open-source conventions shows the
> adoration with which FLOSS developers have greeted Apple's user interface.
> In fact, I think we represent the only new market for Apple' computers
> recently.
Nah. I beg to differ. IMHO the main reason for the startling number of
Apple Laptops between "Power Users" (at least this is the reason why I
consider getting a Powerbook) is, that this is the only Unix-based,
main-stream system that offers you a wide range of professional end-user
applications on top of Unix. The reason for the acceptance is
vendor-support, not "UI slickness". Hell, I sticked with fvwm2 till
middle this year and I still miss a few of its features with Gnome. For
day to day work, I need a bash window or two. And emacs. :-)
And you can run an Unix based application (e.g. for a presentation)
_and_ Powerpoint on one computer. Can't do this with Linux. Can't do
this with Windows.
Laptop support for Linux still sucks. A Powerbook runs all day without
having to recharge. My trusty Toshiba Satellite cleans out its batteries
within two hours under Linux and 3 1/2 hours under Windows.
Yes, you can get OpenOffice and Gimp for Linux. I don't care. I want
Photoshop and Microsoft Office. And Games... :-)
* Python/Apache are terrible projects to look at. These are established
> communities towards the core of coding (not as deep as Linux, but close).
> Instead start looking at a higher level at open community projects
> concerning things that affect non-coders.
IMHO these are "technogeek" communities. Not intended for end users.
Regards
Henning
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