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Re: I'm using Linux & Firefox...
Posted by kaslop [Email] (more from kaslop) on Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:12:23
In Reply to: Re: I'm using Linux & Firefox..., t_mokes, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:10:02
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Linux is an operating system that is a flavour of unix. It is free, highly egalitarian (developed by communities of volunteers, for the most part, or companies who release their work to everyone), rarely crashes, and provides a knowledgable user with a great deal of control.
Imagine if a bunch of automotive engineers built a car that satisfied their own priorities, without the interests of marketers, focus groups, accountants, grandmas etc.. in mind. On the one hand this might be an absolutely great car, but on the other these engineers might be too busy messing around with stuff like air fuel mixtures, suspension tuning, and surface hardening to bother with fancy upholstery or maybe even door handles. As an operating system, Linux is a little like that (though not as much as it used to be).
The new Macs are great. Easy to use for beginners, but have a unix underneath so you can go that way if you eventually want to.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Are Saab drivers more likely to own MacIntosh?, J, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:27:32
- I did it despite ..., JJ, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 00:11:07
- Since 1990, Pat Hurley, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:21:36
- I can only speak for myself >>, Aero~0657, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:44:14
- Had an "apple II+" remember those? eh? ->, michael p, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:29:56
- Mac user since '93 - Saab owner since April n/m, Ken
, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:23:30 - One more reason I will remain a Macintosh user, Ra fe, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:40:40
- I have to use both every day ..., Urby, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:16:31
- Only if you're talking about audio equipment :), Schu, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:23:16
- Have wondered about this, but suspect there isn't, Noel, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 05:29:26
- yes! have owned Saabs and Apples since the late 70's, compaqted, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 05:25:30
- Re: Are Saab drivers more likely to own MacIntosh?, MMM, Thu, 27 Jan 2005 05:11:29
- not everyone fits the mold;-), steveC, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:48:02
- Love my iPod, but I could never use a Mac, NateinAA, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:21:59
- Look at the Griffin iTrip, lowbar, Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:25:05
- I feel the same, AdamB
, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:31:36 - Re: Love my iPod, but I could never use a Mac, jblake
, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:07:58
- iPod - yes; Mac- no nm, lowbar, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:43:47
- I have an iPod ... but I also have a PC, Trev, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:52:50
- A premium?, Jo K, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:04:07
- Re: Are Saab drivers more likely to own MacIntosh?, Scott Paterson
, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:31:53- Curious: do the weblogs support the poll?, Trev, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:53:51
- High proportion of Mac users, Greg Abbott
, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:23:05 - Re: Are Saab drivers more likely to own MacIntosh?, Gordon
, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:27:08 - I wonder how the browser distribution would look now, AdamB
, Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:52:35
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