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  Apple and Linux: A Mutual Friendship?
Subject:   What are the benefits of an "open source" operating system on a Mac? Consider this...
Date:   2003-05-14 01:46:17
From:   anonymous2
I recently purchased an iBook (returning to the fold, so to speak) with the intention of dual booting with a Linux distribution of some sort. I'm yet to follow through on the dual-boot, but you might be interested in the why I'm considering it in the first place.


In a way, it's probably "easier" to not dual boot, but the real question is what is the benefit of running a OS/FS operating system compared to Mac OS X?


There's two issues: philosophy and economics:


* I'm cheap, and as yet don't want to be forced (by applications/whatever) to pay to upgrade my OS. (Although this is the time vs money dynamic, which depends on the individual.)


* But more importantly, an OS/FS OS gives you freedom and control. As much as I like some of what Apple does they're still a company, and *they're* still in control of the OS. Linux gives you the free as in libre--potentially at a cost in terms of features or ease of use, but principles aren't always cheap.


The biggest plus on Apple's side in this equation is ease of installation. I *still* want to download one file and just have it work.