On Sat, 5 Sep 2009, Sid Bachtiar wrote: > But I disagree that you'll get better compatibility and fewer > surprises when you sync your code to a Unix host.
Depends on the viewpoint - compared to Windows, a Mac is closer to UNIX than Windows will ever be. > For start, most hosts out there run Linux, not Unix. Pretty much the same if you ask me, at least the tools are. > And more > importantly, although OSX was based on FreeBSD (from distance > genealogy?), from what I read, it is actually quite different > (different file system, file structure, etc). Yes and no. The command-line runs bash. You have the usual UNIX command-line tools (something you dont get with Windows unless you do the whole Cygwin thing). So from a developer's or sys admin's point of view, Mac is close enough. > I believe the differences between Mac and Unix is why something like > MacPort exists: > > And MacFink: Another way to look at it, is to provide a standard environment to be able to build any open source tool without having to rely on Apple for them. The fact that MacPorts and Fink exists is proof of how easy it is to build OSS on Mac. I actually build stuff without using MacPorts or Fink. I use a Mac at work as my my main workstation. Not Linux, because most companies are not ready to support Linux (Im not saying I agree with that policy but that's the reality for the majority of the commercial companies out there). My other choice is a PC running XP (which, out of the box, has no good command-line tools for web development). So I chose Mac. Maybe one day, Linux will be another desktop choice but Im happy with a Mac for now. -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "symfony users" group. To post to this group, send email to symfony-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to symfony-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
