Adam Ms. wrote in post #975741: > Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote in post #975678: > >> I suspect you are wrong. Linux is a great server OS, but most Rails >> developers I know (myself included) prefer Mac OS (which is BSD, not >> Linux) as a desktop environment. >> >> Best, >> -- >> Marnen Laibow-Koser >> http://www.marnen.org >> mar...@marnen.org >> >> Sent from my iPhone > > Absolutely! If you need training wheels go with the Apple OS.
It's not a question of training wheels. I can use Linux just fine on the desktop. I don't enjoy it, so I don't do it. > When you are ready, reward yourself. Install and develop on the same > Linux distro that you will be deploying to. I don't consider using desktop Linux instead of Mac OS a "reward". And I've never had a compatibility issue between my Darwin dev environment and my Ubuntu servers. That just doesn't happen in my experience. > More bang for your buck. Fewer surprises. Less to learn. It’s the > future, now. > Ubuntu 10.10 on my servers, desktop, and notebook! > It’s just better(TM). If I thought it were better, believe me, I'd be using it. But I don't. >From a UI perspective alone, I'd almost sooner use Windows. :P > > (Not sent from my Droid) > > :-) Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org mar...@marnen.org Sent from my iPhone -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
