My own situation:
- I've used OS 9 and OS X a great deal, worked with Yellow Dog Linux for a
year or so (successfully - works well).
- I've attempted to use Windows machines, but my Mac habits make me much
better at trashing them (registry? what's that?) than actually getting work
done.
A noted by others
- OS 9 is needed only for legacy applications that have not been ported to
OS X. It does not run unless you start one of these legacy applications, so
the sole advantage to removing it is to save a few hundred MB of disk space.
- KDE is under development ("unstable" tree). I use Gnome, either as a
rootless (on top of Mac OS X windows server) or in full screen (switch
between Mac OS window and X-server window)
- I am able to use (nearly) all applications under OS X that I did under
Linux. Exceptions:
- KDE (noted above - some are already using it, others are completing
the port)
- OpenOffice - OS X port is discussed at www.openoffice.org.
- Applications I use "regularly"
- ssh, scp, sftp, etc.
- Octave (mathematical programming tool, including dynamic links to
legacy code)
- LaTeX (text processing)
- gnumeric (spreadsheet tool in gnome)
less regularly:
- gimp (image manipulation)
- gnucash (quicken-like program)
Mac OS X apps I use regularly include MS Office (see openOffice note above),
web-browsers Mozilla and Internet Explorer (I must admit, being able to look
at quicktime trailers is appealing ... to my kids of course, I just use it
for work *ahem*). MATLAB is slated to be ported to OS X too; whether or not
it will have X-server support under XDarwin remains to be seen.
My sole disappointment with OS X at this time is the inability to project
its screen onto another machine (Linux or otherwise) a la vnc or X-display
forwarding. There used to be an osx-vnc project, but I can't find it now.
The cost of upgrades is of some concern; I'm curious to know the total IT
maintenance cost comparison between TOOS (That Other Operating System) and
OS X. Given my friends' experiences with crashes, incompatibilities, bugs,
security holes, and the like, I suspect that OS X would come out ahead in
that measure, but I must admit that it's only a guess. Meanwhile, I use OS
X because it works and it lets me get my work done.
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> From: Curtis Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 11:08:53 -0700
> To: Fink Users <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Fink-users] Fwd: OS X question - redux
>
> In addendum:
>
> I'm not really interested in server solutions - yet.
>
> I wanted to add the following, however, to my original post.
>
> One of the main features I would probably have to use if I were to
> advise OS X on future laptops would be a KDE desktop. Judging by posts
> I'm assuming this is possible.
> However, I am wondering also, if I were to use KDE with OS X, is Aqua
> still running simultaneously? Or is it like on Linux, you boot into 1
> Xserver environment?
> Another question is about OS 9. Is it necessary to keep OS 9 on an OS X
> system? Why and why not? Any advantages to removing it?
>
> Questions, questions, questions....
>
> Curtis
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Date: Sun Jul 21, 2002 10:46:47 US/Pacific
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: OS X question
>>
>>
>> One little thing to remember is that one copy of OS X Server has
>> unlimited licenses vs what you get with Windows. Still not as cheap as
>> Linux, but worth taking into consideration.
>> wc
>>
>> On Sunday, July 21, 2002, at 11:56 AM, Curtis Vaughan wrote:
>>
>> I would like to know what other users out there think about OS X.
>>
>> Reason.
>> The thing is, the company I work at has, like most, long been Windows
>> based. It's about a year ago now that my vice president asked me about
>> going Linux. I was all for it and began the arduous journey of
>> understanding Linux, primarily Debian.
>> The main problem, however, has been the fact that most every employee
>> in our company needs to have a laptop. You can't really buy new
>> laptops with a Linux system installed, and I don't trust used
>> computers. So, since the beginning of the year I have already had to
>> purchase 4 laptops, each with Windows installed.
>> Low and behold, OS X is out and Unix based. So, I made the argument
>> that this time we should buy an OS X based laptop instead of Windows,
>> if our goal is to moved towards Linux. The VP agreed.
>>
>> Problems.
>> OS X is not really that close to what I've been trying to steer our
>> organization toward - i.e., Debian Linux. However, I have just begun
>> looking into what I'll call the Fink project, which could bring me back
>> to something more familiar.
>> OS X is not a free OS like Linux. Your still stuck in the pay for
>> licenses situation. Something we were trying to get away from.
>>
>> So, I have a few more days to play around with OS X before I have my
>> last opportunity to return the computer for a refund and I am wondering
>> what other people more used to OS X would advise.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Curtis
>>
>>
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