http://bd-things.net/ehlo-gnulinux-im-back/ Trying to be mathematically simple and precise Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:47:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://bd-things.net/ehlo-gnulinux-im-back/#comment-7116 bodom_lx Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:05:20 +0000 http://bd-things.net/?p=324#comment-7116 I really like Mac OS X graphics, and I appreciate some innovative tools like Spotlight and its integration with Finder. What I totally dislike of Mac Os X is its heavy RAM-appetite. Using a Macbook Core 2 Duo @2.2 ghz, 1GB RAM you are not able to have both Eclipse and Firefox opened and use other system applications without facing slowdows. It always swaps. The same operations can be done under Gnu/Linux (no matter which Desktop Environment) with a half of the RAM. With 2Gb you really face a high jump in terms of performances, you feel like you upgraded your whole computer. I don't feel free as with Gnu/Linux, even if Mac Os X is more a <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/unix.html" rel="nofollow">Unix</a> system than the Penguin :-) I don't like Finder so much, even the need to hit cmd+n for opening a new window instead of simply clicking the icon on the dock. I also dislike the size of programs under Mac Os X, because of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_binary" rel="nofollow">Universal Binary</a> system. I don't like the lack of a true collection of development tools (why do I have to install xcode just for having gcc?) I don't like a couple of kernel services of Darwin, I find it too much permissive with some syscalls (fork() under Mac Os X really pisses me off) and process signals. There are also lots of other things which I don't like but I don't have the time to focus on all of them :-) Anyway...I believe that Apple focuses too much on graphical innovations and to capture new users, while still misses some characteristics which I cosider basis. They really had the good idea to stop to scratch their heads and not focusing on new features for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.6" rel="nofollow">Snow Leopard</a>. Hope it was sufficient I really like Mac OS X graphics, and I appreciate some innovative tools like Spotlight and its integration with Finder. What I totally dislike of Mac Os X is its heavy RAM-appetite. Using a Macbook Core 2 Duo @2.2 ghz, 1GB RAM you are not able to have both Eclipse and Firefox opened and use other system applications without facing slowdows. It always swaps. The same operations can be done under Gnu/Linux (no matter which Desktop Environment) with a half of the RAM. With 2Gb you really face a high jump in terms of performances, you feel like you upgraded your whole computer.
I don't feel free as with Gnu/Linux, even if Mac Os X is more a Unix system than the Penguin
I don't like Finder so much, even the need to hit cmd+n for opening a new window instead of simply clicking the icon on the dock.
I also dislike the size of programs under Mac Os X, because of the Universal Binary system.
I don't like the lack of a true collection of development tools (why do I have to install xcode just for having gcc?)
I don't like a couple of kernel services of Darwin, I find it too much permissive with some syscalls (fork() under Mac Os X really pisses me off) and process signals.
There are also lots of other things which I don't like but I don't have the time to focus on all of them
Anyway...I believe that Apple focuses too much on graphical innovations and to capture new users, while still misses some characteristics which I cosider basis. They really had the good idea to stop to scratch their heads and not focusing on new features for Snow Leopard.
Hope it was sufficient

]]> http://bd-things.net/ehlo-gnulinux-im-back/#comment-7115 fstephens Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:47:26 +0000 http://bd-things.net/?p=324#comment-7115 Just curious - what were your dissatisfactions with Mac OSX? I used to use Gentoo myself. Just curious - what were your dissatisfactions with Mac OSX?
I used to use Gentoo myself.

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