Their OS is a Linux distro and that is fine by me. Chris...
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 2:21 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Google just want to promote their own OS (Google Chrome), this all a > marketing stunt... > > --Gaurav > > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> "I have to agree with Mark, why not use Linux? Especially, since Mac is >> just becoming the next MS any way." >> >> If I had to pay for an Operating system, I would rather it be Unix >> based. Good thing we have Linux. >> >> Chris... >> >> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 11:55 AM, John Richmond IV <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I have to agree with Mark, why not use Linux? Especially, since Mac is >> > just becoming the next MS any way. >> > >> > Well first off in this country corporations are married to MS. At the >> > Google I/O conference it was funny how the attendees from Europe were >> > amazed at how much companies, schools, etc. use MS. Even when we went >> > to 1on1 sessions with the developers, I had to always start with the >> > fact that I run Ubuntu on my PC. Linux also already has the management >> > systems that windows has and better security. >> > >> > As for the "getting use to" it part, at many of my customers I've been >> > installing the FOSS equivalents of MS packages for years. Everyone has >> > gotten use to it pretty quickly or never even noticed the switch. Also, >> > with Ubuntu having a nice GUI to it, the barrier to entry has been >> > lowered to almost nothing. BTW did anyone else notice how 10.05 has >> > much more of Mac feel to the navigation? I guess we're trying to >> > convert some people from the dark side, LOL. >> > >> > To conclude, I think Linux has just hit a cultural barrier (too many >> > people have their MCSE certification) because Ubuntu and Redhat have >> > taken care of the technical barriers for us. As I like to tell people, >> > the Linux and FOSS versions of office/productivity/corporate software is >> > just as frustrating as the pay/proprietary versions, but at least you >> > didn't have to pay to be frustrated. >> > -- >> > John Richmond IV >> > ----------------- >> > Randr, Inc. >> > 951-369-3427 >> > 951-787-8683 Fax >> > www.randrinc.com >> > >> > >> > On Wed, 2010-06-02 at 08:52 -0700, Mark Holmquist wrote: >> >> > The one issue that I have with Mac's in the work place is the control >> >> > we have with Windows AD and updates >> >> >> >> Thus we come back to the topic of the list--why not use Linux? You've >> >> got plenty of control, with that. >> >> >> >> > What I would love to see happen is Apple sell OSX, at a premium >> >> > price, to be put on any computer. >> >> >> >> They'll never do it. They like programming for their own hardware >> >> only, for the same reason console games are easier to write than PC >> >> games--if you only have to be compatible with one system, and that one >> >> system has really good specs, then you can write really awesome >> >> software that takes up lots of resources, and you'll only have to test >> >> it once (or for however many systems you have). >> >> >> >> But back to the first point, I really despise companies when they >> >> complain about X being too slow (let X be a computer-related >> >> resource), and I *know* it's because of Windows or (occasionally) Mac >> >> OS being the stupid kid in the back row. Every single time, it gets >> >> more and more annoying...and Linux isn't used because "no one is used >> >> to it?" Please. People learn more about their jobs than that, I'm sure >> >> "getting used to" different-looking window-borders wouldn't take much >> >> time, and it's worth it to prevent hacking. And for the sysadmin who >> >> did manage to convince the higher-ups, he gets to submit bug reports >> >> to the developers when things go wrong. It seems like a win-win to me. >> >> The business gets more reliable and more flexible systems, and the >> >> community gets more bug reports from that sysadmin. >> >> >> >> -- MarkTraceur >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LinuxUsers mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to >> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >> -Roger Penrose >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
