[News] User Has Had Enough of Apple; Migration from Mac OS X to... GNU/Linux
Switching From Mac To Linux ,----[ Quote ] | The straw that broke the camel's back was the release of iTunes 7. I | excitedly downloaded it, reading up on some of the new features. There | wasn't much of interest for me, but who can resist a major update of a | killer application? I turned on L7's "Smell The Magic" and began to | check out the new interface. | | Revolting! The playlist panel was suddenly clunky, chopped into three | chunks of ugliness. The "new" Coverflow interfaces made me think of | Windows Media Player. This wasn't iTunes... it was a tr...

[News] Apple's Mac OS X is Being Dumped for GNU/Linux Desktops
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 No Apple computers for me ,----[ Quote ] | I had been a apple computer user for the | past 5 years and immensely enjoyed the | hardware and the software. But, all good | things come at a price. Apple's price for a | polished user experience has lately turned | out to be user freedom. | | [...] | | All said, in the end, there is only one | thing to do for me. Stick with Freedom and | give up Apple. So, as of yesterday night, I | have migrated all music from iTunes to | Ubuntu (Rhythmbox player). `---- http://scienceblogs.com/thesci...

[News] GNU/Linux Desktop Experience Beats Apple's Mac OS X
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Why Linux is Better than Mac (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love apt-get and debuild) ,----[ Quote ] | However, if you know what you are doing, Macs Stink! This is really true if | you are into open source software, because it is almost impossible to compile | someone else’s code on a Mac, even if they wrote it for Mac. `---- http://www.scottgrizzard.com/blog/2009/05/29/why-linux-is-better-than-mac-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-apt-get-and-debuild/ Recent: - From OSX to Ubuntu ,----[ Quote ] | So far I’m not really ...

[News] Desktop GNU/Linux a Better Mac Than Mac OS X
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Switch to Ubuntu Linux not Apple Mac OS ,----[ Quote ] | So why are people not going over to Ubuntu? Beats me. If you are looking for | commercial technical support, Ubuntu does offer that. If you are looking at | extreme personalization options Ubuntu offers that, probably even more than | the Mac OS. If you are looking for easy upgrades to future versions, Ubuntu | offers that. If you are looking for ease of use, Ubuntu offers that. If you | are looking for robustness and security, Ubuntu is the best. Ubuntu can be | installed on all type...

[News] Making Linux More Like OS X and OS X More Like Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mac OS X - Highly Customized Linux ,----[ Quote ] | Few players in the Linux arena creates their Linux distro to look like Mac OS | X or Windows.... | | Here I'm going to list some distro which looks like Mac OS. `---- http://linuxtreat.blogspot.com/2008/07/mac-os-x-highly-customized-linux.html A Linux User's Guide to Mac ,----[ Quote ] | Take a deep breath and repeat after me: A computer is just a tool. It is only | so good as it serves to make life better for users. A "better" life is | obviously not the same thing fo...

[News] Many Reasons for Linux on the Server; GNU/Linux Beats Mac OS X
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Seven Reasons to Move to Linux ,----[ Quote ] | Selling businesses on the benefits of Linux has been a tough proposition for | many years. Common reasons cited for not moving to the open-source operating | system include system complexity, lack of in-house IT skills and a shortage | of business applications. Both the open-source software community and the | vendor world have done a lot to address these shortcomings, and the inroads | gained are plain for all to see. `---- http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/testdrive/article.php/3756141 ...

[News] [Linux] Mark Pigrim Satisfied with GNU/Linux, Having Ditched Mac OS X
One year with Linux ,----[ Quote ] | Any modern Linux distribution presents a good "out of the box" | experience, with friendly defaults and familiar metaphors. But a | year ago, several people recommended that I try alternative window | managers, and at the time, I didn't understand why. Now I do. It's | difficult to explain. People say that Ruby On Rails is | "opinionated software." I suppose all software reflects the opinions | of its authors, but some are certainly more opinionated than others, | and window managers, as a class, are more opinionated than m...

[News] Mac OS X-Like Dock for GNU/Linux Reviewed by Linux.com
KXDocker: More than a task manager ,----[ Quote ] | The basic idea behind Mac OS X's Dock is that when you need an | application, you click on its icon on an on-screen bar, and the | application is launched (if it has not been yet) or switched to | (if it has). Stefano Zingarini has borrowed this concept for | KXDocker, a KDE variation of OS X's Dock (which is also usable | with GNOME and other desktop environments). `---- http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/12/28/1956207&from=rss Related: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VekgyKQoTeM&NR http://www.youtube.com/wa...

[News] User Dumps Mac OS X for GNU/Linux with KDE4
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 There and back again. Linux to Mac ,----[ Quote ] | I now have Ubuntu 9.10 running on my | MacBook Pro. Gnome-desktop, kubuntu-destop, | xubuntu-desktop are all installed. I like | desktop options, but prefer KDE 4. I can | switch between apps, terminals, connect to | the network and print. I have not seen one | spinning beach ball. I am much more | productive. I am so happy to have Amorok | back to manage my music, and KDE to manage | my desktop, and konsole as a terminal | application, and, and, and… I am just so | much happier. | |...

[News] Mac OS X User Changes to GNU/Linux and Likes It
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - From OSX to Ubuntu ,----[ Quote ] | So far I’m not really missing that much - clearly OSX has a certain feel of | slickness to it but in the last couple of years Ubuntu has become much more | refined and easier to use. More an more works without intervention - I’d long | held an opinion that using linux was like owning a vintage beetle — It’s | great but you have to spend all weekend tinkering with it to keep it on the | road. For me using windows was like that, as I found more and more time was | sucked into keeping my PC running. When I...

[News] Musician Leaves Mac OS X to Embrace GNU/Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - From Mac to Linux: A Musician Convert ,----[ Quote ] | Now Peter Kirn has captured Cascone's conversion story on | createdigitalmusic.com. Interesting about the article is not only the facts | of Cascone's conversion, but the comments accompanying it that contain | numerous tips and information on sound processing under Linux. `---- http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/News/From-Mac-to-Linux-A-Musician-Convert Recent: How Does Ubuntu 9.04 Measure Up to Mac OS X? ,----[ Quote ] | Over all, Ubuntu 9.04 averages a B+ in this c...

[News] Users Bamboozled Into Thinking GNU/Linux is Mac OS X (Leopard)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Linux incognito part one: the Leopard ,----[ Quote ] | One commonly-stated barrier to Linux adoption is that it looks different to | the regular computer environment people are used to. Yet, one of the | strengths of Linux over other operating systems is that its user interface | can be totally replaced to suit any occasion. Here is how to trick it out | like MacOS's Leopard, and trick your friends. `---- http://www.itwire.com/content/view/21241/1141/ Recent: Dell Mini Inspiron 9 ,----[ Quote ] | I’m living the dream, I tell you!...

[News] Moving from Mac OS X to Desktop GNU/Linux Working Out Well
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The 'year of the Linux desktop' has passed ,----[ Quote ] | But in my new role at Canonical, I've switched | to using Ubuntu on my Lenovo ThinkPad X200s | and have found Linux comfortably routine. Like | my Mac, it just works--no drama with day-to- | day Internet activities like e-mail, Web | browsing, IM, Twitter. It lets me do all the | things I used to do, and still largely with | the same applications I used on my Mac. `---- http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10455816-16.html Recent: Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase: Lucid Ed...

[News] Guide and Tips for Dumping Mac OS X for GNU/Linux Desktop
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Five tips to help ease the migration from Mac to Linux ,----[ Quote ] | Of course you might be thinking “OS X is supposed | to be the most user-friendly OS available, so | wouldn’t migrating to Linux be even more | difficults?” Not exactly. There are certain | elements of OS X that inherently make the process | of migrating to Linux easier than when migrating | from Windows. Take, for instance, the mounting of | images and drives. This task is completely | obfuscated from the Windows user, but the OS X user | actually knows to unmount a ...

[News] The GNU/Linux Platform Comes Before Mac OS X at Money Manager Ex
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Getting Started with Money Manager Ex ,----[ Quote ] | Money Maneger Ex (MMEX) is cross platform. The developer provides | editions for both Windows and Linux (Mac users are out of luck). | Proceeding to the download page, the site will detect your OS. Linux | users are given choices of a download for Ubuntu, OpenSuse, and | Slackware. Ubuntu users have a further choice between 32 and 64 bit | versions. While not covering all of us, most people will be able to | use it. `---- http://bytesandsuch.com/2009/09/getting-started-with-money-manag...

[News] GNU/Linux Claimed Better Than Mac OS X, Vista's Dim View Leads to Linux
Why Mac OS X Sucks and Linux Rocks ,----[ Quote ] | For now, I decided to quit using Leopard (except when I want to take funny | and distorted pictures), and I am more determined than ever in making Linux | (Xubuntu) fully compatible with my Macbook Pro. You may ask why I think Linux | rocks. `---- http://www.junauza.com/2008/04/why-mac-os-x-sucks-and-linux-rocks.html With Vista's View Getting Dimmer, Should You Give Linux A Chance? ,----[ Quote ] | Ease of use. WHAT!?! Ease of use? Yes. I've said it now. It's easy to use. CD | based install (or even one that will go ove...

[News] User Leaves Apple's OS X, Rejects Windows, Chooses Linux
Why I'll Never Switch Back from Linux to Mac... Maybe ,----[ Quote ] | And so a Linux user was born. As I mentioned in my article "Why I Switched | From Mac To Windows To Linux," the switch to Linux, while certainly requiring | a bit of learning, was fairly painless. `---- http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/321868/why_ill_never_switch_back_from_linux.html Related: [Mark Pilgrim and Tim Bray Move from Mac to Linux] ,----[ Quote ] | Early this month, Mark Pilgrim made waves when he went shopping for a | new Mac, but decided not to buy one, and, in When the bough bre...

[News] Desktop Survey (Eclipse): GNU/Linux: 27%, Windows: 64%, Mac OS X: 6.9%
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 GNU/Linux Eclipses Windows – for Eclipse Users ,----[ Quote ] | For me, the highlight is the following: | | Developers appear to be shifting away from Microsoft Windows to Linux and Mac | OSX for their development operating system. 26.9% of respondents cite Linux | was as primary desktop operating system, representing a 7 percentage point | increase from 2007. Though Windows is still the dominant development OS at | 64%, it has decreased 10 percentage points from 2007. The most popular Linux | variant of choice among developers is Ubuntu, w...

[News] [Linux] Linux More Secure Than Mac OS X, Windows
How secure are Linux, Window and Mac OS? ,----[ Quote ] | Overall it looks like the Linux kernel turns out to be the most | secure system. Not only does it have virtually no security holes | that lead to system access, it's also very resilient to remote | attacks, two areas where both Windows and Mac OS X aren't doing | very well. `---- http://www.masuran.org/node/29 Lots of nice charts on the page. Good summary. Related: Linux hacks rare as hens' teeth, says survey ,----[ Quote ] | Adding more fuel to the Linux versus Windows fire, a US research firm | this week released a ...

[News] Why GNU/Linux and Not Mac OS X
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [Don't] Kick Linux To The Curb? ,----[ Quote ] | After much consideration, I have managed to put together a list of things I | would need in order to subject myself once again to the annoying and often | restrictive world of closed source computing. | | 1. Availability. | | I have no problem paying a reasonable price for use of my operating system. | This being a flat fee or even a monthly subscription. But when I pay the | bills, I expect to have access to it as I see fit. This means access to | download and burn DVD ISOs when I wa...

[News] [Linux] Man Chooses Linux Over Mac OS X, Windows
Which OS for Ruby on Rails development? ,----[ Quote ] | I've had experience using Linux servers (no GUIs), so I figured I | could always drop back to the command line if something broke and | I've had to once or twice during installations. But overall I have | been pleasantly surprised at how civil an experience it has been. `---- http://falkayn.blogspot.com/2007/05/which-os-for-ruby-on-rails-development.html ...

[News] New GNU/Linux Distribution Called Lin-X Looks Just Like Mac OS X
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Lin-X: A Quick Review ,----[ Quote ] | Recently a new Linux distribution was born, called Lin-X. Based off Ubuntu | 8.10, and designed to look like Mac OS X, it grabbed my attention. `---- http://jonreagan.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/lin-x-a-quick-review/ Related: Linux That Looks Like Windows: Bad! ,----[ Quote ] | Conclusion: Linux already has excellent mainstream desktop environments | which have a unique look and feel which differs from that of Windows. | That's not a bad thing: Linux doesn't need to look like Windows. If a | us...

[News] Why GNU/Linux Beats Mac OS X
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 5 Things Linux does better than Mac OS X ,----[ Quote ] | I’ve been using Mac OS X alongside Debian since 2007 now, and I think I have | a fairly good picture of how things work in both operating systems. In the | end, the only feeling I got of Mac OS X is as if I were playing with Linux’ | retarded little brother. Here are a few reasons why. | | [...] | | Software Installation | | [...] | | File Management | | [...] | | Themeing and Window Management | | [...] | | The terminal/console/text thingy | | [...] | | Security `---- htt...

[News] GNU/Linux More Secure Than Mac OS X
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mac Security Part II: It’s a Numbers Game ,----[ Quote ] | “I have found that Macs are less secure than their current Windows and Linux | counterparts,” says Mr. Dai Zovi, who is co-author of The Mac Hacker’s | Handbook. “At least for the last several years, Apple has lagged behind in | security, largely because the threat hasn’t been there.” `---- http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/10/mac-security-part-ii-its-a-numbers-game/ Linux: the recession-proof operating system http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/12720/cio/linux...