> From: David Thatcher <davidt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> On Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 07:37:38PM -0800, Jan Steinman wrote:
>>
>> ... most of the software
>> Apple supplies is actually open source!... you can just as easily
>> run the
>> public X-Windows protocol if you prefer.
>
> That said, why would you do that when a couple of hundred bucks
> worth of
> generic PC hardware would do that just as well?
It's funny to see Windows enthusiasts (are they REALLY enthusiasts,
or do they just put up with it?) say one of the great things is all
the software that is available, and then the Linux enthusiasts say
that a Mac running X-Windows is no different than a garage-built
Linux box.
But on a Mac, you can copy-n-paste between Gimp (on X-Windows) and
Photoshop, or between Open Office and Microsloth Turd. You have to re-
boot your Wintel box to switch from Gimp to Photoshop, or Open Office
to Word.
:::: The earth's immune system, so to speak, has recognized the
presence of the human species and is starting to kick in. The earth
is attempting to rid itself of an infection by the human parasite. --
Richard Preston
:::: Jan Steinman <http://www.Bytesmiths.com>
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