Andrew Doller wrote:
I think of a mac as a Porsche - Set up from the factory ready for a day at the track, but not every owner wants to "drives it like he stole it". Linux on PC hardware is like the garage tuner who has a larger learning curve to turn a 1985 camero into sprint car. It can be done and parts are cheap, but you have to do it yourself or have knowledgeable friends to help on the weekends.
You got it exactly right on the Mac front, exactly like a Porsche, all
show no substance. Real petrolheads drive Ferraris :)
Actually Linux (Ubuntu in particular) has come a long way.. it's much
more current than a 1985 Camero.. we're talking at least 2000 in car years!
I think the question is do you want spend time to become a mechanic or a driver, both good endeavors, but knowing how to use a torque wrench and knowing when to apply torque at the exit of a turn 5 usually are exclusive. As an ex-computer administrator during my grad school days, I have decided I like driving my car and "my computer" more than maintaining either.
Me too :) The mechanics of it are a little below me now on both fronts,
but notice how both of us started at the mechanic level first?
Anyone who still believes this has not used OSX on a Mac. Mac hardware is now as much a PC as a Dell and the OS is much a UNIX as FreeBSD, NetBSD. All the knobs are there for the taking with the terminal.app just like all the other *NIXs.
I've used OSX, but I harbour a little resentment of Apple for taking
FreeBSD (my favourite OS) and plastering it with glitzy shiny plastic.
To me it's like a 1985 Camero with a massive aeroplane wing spoiler
stuck on the back, huge rims and a neon glow underneath.
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