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webman

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You wouldnt catch me using a Mac for a server no matter how reliable/pretty etc etc it is. Just on principal!

 

Lol. You wouldn't catch me using a mac for anything. :lol:

 

A friend of mine is doing a course at Buckingham and Cambridge University College that uses a mac server for apache and mysql and it just doesn't work :p

Joedetic

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I know a guy at uni and me and a mate tasked him with trying to convince us into getting a mac via demonstrations.

 

His key arguing point was 4 way scrolling using the mighty mouse. Which he then said "it's not that mighty, i dont like it much."

 

Other things he was trying to sell us on were the eye candy....well beryl and emerald...problem solved.

 

For an OS that there's not a lot of software out there for (relative to *nix/*BSD and M$), people sure like to make it seem good...there's too many down sides for my liking.

 

That and it's rediculously expensive. Same with iPods...i dont like them. They're horrible to use and the battery is crap...need i say more.

localzuk

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His key arguing point was 4 way scrolling using the mighty mouse. Which he then said "it's not that mighty, i dont like it much."

 

The mighty mouse sucks. That is all I can say about it really.

 

For an OS that there's not a lot of software out there for (relative to *nix/*BSD and M$), people sure like to make it seem good...there's too many down sides for my liking.

 

That's just nonsense - Anything that runs on *bsd will run on OS X. And most things that run on linux will too. Slap in the new version of parallels and you can run windows apps too (not in a vm window, as 'native' windows).

 

That and it's rediculously expensive.

 

That's the thing - they aren't ridiculously expensive. They're about 10% more expensive in the end, which if you take into account styling and the superb OS is not bad.

 

Same with iPods...i dont like them. They're horrible to use and the battery is crap...need i say more.

 

Yeah, you do really. The menu system on the ipod is more intuitive than any other player I've come across, and battery life is superb in my nano.

 

Now, whilst I like mac's - I use whatever is best for the job. In my case that is a mac...

localzuk

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A friend of mine is doing a course at Buckingham and Cambridge University College that uses a mac server for apache and mysql and it just doesn't work :p

 

So? It just means that the sysadmin who set it up and runs it isn't any good...

webman

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That's the thing - they aren't ridiculously expensive. They're about 10% more expensive in the end, which if you take into account styling and the superb OS is not bad.

 

They are.

 

So you're paying for FreeBSD with a silver theme then :)

Ric_

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Desktop OS i prefer Debian. My thinkpad t41 is a bugger to configure with debian so i've just not bothered and stuck Ubuntu on it. Linux doesnt like my external HDDs for some reason and hangs on boot so my desktop is purely XP (Which i need for some software for my degree). The laptop is dual booting XP and ubuntu.

 

Take a look at ThinkWiki.org (particularly http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T41 ) for info on setting up your ThinkPad in Linux). It truly is a genius site!

Joedetic

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Point taken with regards to the *nix/*BSD software but i'm yet to see how it's made easily available via some kind of repositories system like ports/portage or even something like aptitude...maybe you could shed some light on that for me. Parallels....well, the person i know who has a mac is always complaining that parallels doesnt work right.

 

For what they are...they're expensive. If you were to ask most students who've bought a mac, WHY they bought a mac, they'll tell you it's becauase it looks pretty. I'd rather have an ugly comptuer that looks like a turd than an overpriced fashion accessory.

 

Also. NO...i dot NOT like the iPod. Creative Zen i've always found to be much easier to use. My friends and acquaintences with Zen dont complain about battery whereas the iPods owners do.

 

As i'm sure you can tell by my previous posts i'm going off general concensus between various friends and family etc.

openhgs

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@Openhgs - What advantage is there to running Redhat if you're not corporate?

 

Three reasons. Firstly, we're an LTSP site and the nice people at Riverdale built the LTSP right into Fedora. I've lazy, like all good system admins - I do not believe in reinventing the wheel. Secondly familiarity. I know were almost everything lives in Redhat/Fedora so I don't have to hunt. Thirdly, I consider it to be the "best" distro and the easiest to configure. I first installed Redhat 5 back in 1996 and I've tried pretty well all of the other distros over the years and I keep going back to Redhat. Like the slogan says "if you're on a good thing, stick to it".

 

Finally, schools should be encouraging a corporate view of the world. When the students get out there in the real world, they might well find themselves in a very strict working environment. I've worked for places that did not allow you to customise your PC in anyway other than selecting from a supplied group of wallpapers and running an approved screen saver. It's no use saying "I like IE" when the company standard is Firefox.

localzuk

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That's the thing - they aren't ridiculously expensive. They're about 10% more expensive in the end, which if you take into account styling and the superb OS is not bad.

 

They are.

 

So you're paying for FreeBSD with a silver theme then :)

 

Not really. You are paying for an OS that is rock solid on the hardware due to being developed specifically for that hardware. You are paying for the very easy to use video editing tools, photo management software and all round shininess of the tools included by default... I just think that that is worth it...

localzuk

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Each to their own :)

 

No! Don't you know, that as someone who likes Mac's, I am supposed to be pushing my views on others (which isn't the same as countering claims like I have been doing). How else can I earn my fanboy badge??

Joedetic

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I like greenfieldsupport's view!

 

My FreeBSD box is "rock solid stable" as is my Ubuntu server box. I've never managed to crash either of them yet. Also i've never crashed a debian box.

localzuk

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I thought you already had yours? GrumbleDook has loads... :)

 

Nope, I keep on failing the test by saying things like 'the mighty mouse sucks' and 'safari sucks' and that the iPhone is a waste of money... To pass I need to dedicate my life to saying Apple are the best at everything...

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