News Linux now wears Macintel Boots

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    The_Pope Geoff Richards Super Moderator

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    The_Pope Geoff Richards Super Moderator

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    Personally, I don't quite see the point, other than for bragging rights. OSX has unix underneath, right, and WinXP is there for games & stuff. Can someone explain what Linux brings to the party that isn't covered by the other two?
     
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    Da Dego Brett Thomas

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    a lot of home grown charm ;) Yes, OS-X has unix under it, but it's not anything like the flexibility offered by true linux, where you can pick your distro, choose your gui, and run bash natively.
     
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    The_Pope Geoff Richards Super Moderator

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    OK, so then why do you need OSX then? Dual-boot XP and Linux... For me, Boot Camp does everything I would need.
     
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    So if you don't need OSX, why bother with a Macintel?

    - H.
     
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    Da Dego Brett Thomas

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    Nobody said you don't need OSX. I simply offered what difference linux brings to the table versus OSX...?

    It's like asking, why would you need windows if you use OSX? Why would you want OSX if you want windows? all three are very different systems and each is strong at a certain thing.
     
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    - H.
     
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    yahooadam <span style="color:#f00;font-weight:bold">Ultra cs

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    Possibly to use your MAC as a server

    maybe beacause linux has a fair bit of support even with games, but OSX doesnt

    Personally it all seems like hassle to me

    but atm i have no desire to buy a mac anyway - Windows does everything i need (mostly gaming, but also some word stuff)

    And even then, if i didnt like windows, id use linux ....

    macs are obscently priced anyway ...
     
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    A Multi-Boot-System is just cool, because every of those OS has its special things.

    First there is WinXP to play with and to install thousands of little Apps, that nobody needs really, but wan't to run them :thumb:

    Then there is Mac OSX which is compared to WinXP much better for real working. I'm a Media-Designer so I'm talking about Photoshop, InDesign etc. :rock:

    At least there is Linux, which is very slim, if you know how to run this thing. So it's real good for some Server-Setup or just for surfing thru the net and load some pRon over P2P :hehe:
     
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    Something I'm wondering... since the Mac will now boot XP and OSX, what's so special about the hardware??? Does anyone else have the suspicion that Apple will dump their position as a hardware vendor in the not so distant future and simply offer their OS and gadgets (ipod, etc.) and services (itunes) following pretty darn close to what Microsoft's business plan is?

    Or for that matter sell of the hardware division like IBM did to Lenovo. Being able to get the HW that I want and put the OSes on it that I want will make me more likely to buy those OSes. Right now I have to pay a large premium by buying a Mac to go with OSX so I choose not to use OSx.
     
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    The_Pope Geoff Richards Super Moderator

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    Well, as a non-linux user, the equation is easy: use OSX for everyday work and boot to XP for games, leveraging the individual strengths of both.

    There's no advantage to me to boot to Linux...
     
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    yahooadam <span style="color:#f00;font-weight:bold">Ultra cs

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    there isnt anything superbly special

    the main difference is the bios is completly different from an x86 system

    the MAC has made their Boot camp thing which emulates a normal bios

    but it doesnt work the other way around
     
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