Dee S. 73 Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 A few considerations on OsX after a couple weeks of use : Being myself a big oppositor of the whole "think different" apple style i must say i'm very surprised about my first appproach to OsXx86 I'm into compstech since the early '90's , i'm a net eng. ,sys admin and webapps developer, used to *nix and win systems i must say i got a really good feeling 'bout this Os.. the bsd susbsystem is quite stable and well proven and the Aqua user interface is really well done.. the scripting possibilities of the actions/folders are really impressive and x86arch support makes osX a possibile choice for Linux/Win programmers as we already well know Gcc and related tools and crosscompile to win/linux and from linux isnt so difficult, sharing the same arch.The same considerations apply to Web-apps developers that can easily interact with *nix servers or locally use the same worldwide leader and well known apps like apache/mysql/php with the ability to use mainstream cvs dev sources ( with little adjustements)without the usual delays occurring on ppc branches synchro. In my opinion OsX x86 support/transition will change the whole Os market, as a big part of the linux community could "jump on it" being OsX the concretisation of an old utopia : a x86 Os with a rocksolid *nix base, a fast OGL enabled window manager system, a easy and good looking user interface, powerful scripting capabilities and common opensource development tools enriched by a nice IDE (Xcode). If Apple will ever decide to sell OsX also without the pc hardware ( they still could adopt a pci card for TPM/copy protection purpose ) there will be a quake in the mainstream Os market ...definitely.... just my 2 cents.. D_S Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6144-a-few-considerations-on-osx-x86-from-a-nixwin-power-user/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
eismusik Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 With Jobs at the helm, I really doubt that Apple will go OS only. They really do view themselves as a hardware company first. IE: Going ape{censored} with iPod. I mean, as a Linux user myself, I sincerely hope that they go generic with OSX. But looking at Apples past with Jobs running it you can see when he sued the hell out of the "Clones". Apple = Hardware first. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6144-a-few-considerations-on-osx-x86-from-a-nixwin-power-user/#findComment-38552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrana Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 There is another thread somewhere here with people wondering the impossible (ie, OS X for 'normal' PCs). So, I won't add too much to this one. Pretty much agree on your other points, though. Go here if you want to continue the 'why apple should release OS X for everyone' discussion: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=3374 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/6144-a-few-considerations-on-osx-x86-from-a-nixwin-power-user/#findComment-38633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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