skzb wrote: > > And just to note, I hate, I mean even *Loathe* Windows but can see very > >>clearly that it is where all the software I want is, except in cases >>where it runs on a Unix/Linux server in which case the x86 hardware >>being cheaper keeps me from ever even considering Macs as a useful > > solution. > > > I'm in the same boat you are, Ang, though I've lately heard good things > about BSD compared to Linux. But, yeah, telling a frustrated Windows user > that he should switch to Mac is like pointing out to a smoker that tobacco > is dangerous and he should switch to crack. > > > I haven't used an Apple computer since IIc, so maybe I'm not the best judge ... but you do know that OS X is written on a FreeBSD based kernel, right? My brother in law (http://www.daemonnews.org, http://www.bsdmall.com) insists that all things BSD are inherently superior to anything else. Any major manufacturer that is willing to say to the open source community that "we were wrong, and we're going to do it your way now" gets some free points from me. (again, parrotting Chris' words... I don't know diddley about OS X). Oh wait, I lied. There was that period during the 1994-5 school year when I would use the telnet program on the Macs to MUD if the X terminals were all in use. The only thing I know about Linux vs. BSD is that my brother in law likes BSD, a lot of the people he knows are convinced that the GPL is almost as bad as M$ says, and every Linux proponent I've ever spoken to says that is patently crap. That, and I like BSD better because if I have a serious problem, my brother in law knows a bunch of devs and can speak their language, so a solution is generally forthcoming. Derrill