10-15-2009, 04:59 PM
Thanks for the copy paste, I would show how false those points are, but since you put no effort into it apart from copy pasting, why should I bother?
I present you with a copy paste equal to yours.
I’ve been using Mac OS X alongside Debian since 2007 now, and I think I have a fairly good picture of how things work in both operating systems. In the end, the only feeling I got of Mac OS X is as if I were playing with Linux’ retarded little brother. Here are a few reasons why.
Mac fans, don’t hate me yet, I’ll be doing a reverse post in the next few days so stay tuned and then comment – I’d especially like to hear where I got it wrong!
Software Installation
mac install application
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the most common installation methods on the Mac – there are two ways. Either you get an archive and you drag and drop the file onto your hard disk. The other way is an .exe-like installation package. I’m sorry Mac guys, but having to do this instead of just clicking the desired software in Synaptic or a simple apt-get is not easier. It’s just illogical. Oh, and try finding the settings, if you want to clean them off the computer after you “easily” uninstalled the app (you drag it into the Trash bin). I swear, this stuff is a bigger mess than the Windows 98 registry.
File Management
finder file manager
Yeah, I had to find an external program to see hidden files. With the Mac, if you erase a file on your thumb drive, it creates a hidden Trash file on it, with the erased files in it… as if grandmother will be able to remember that each partition has its own Trash. Finder is the worst file manager ever. And Cover Flow is useless. Mac OS X is probably the only platform where you have to pay to get decent software for advanced file management. I admit Nautilus isn’t the most descriptive name for a file manager in the history of computing, but who names a file manager ‘Finder’? That’s like naming a web browser “Writer”. It’s confusing!
Themeing and Window Management
I know you could switch the theme in Tiger, but in Leopard you cannot. So maybe it looks great, but don’t you get tired of not having choice? By the way, I hate not being able to maximize my window – some of us don’t need it “maximized just enough to show all content” because we have a shiny, distracting wallpaper. And we all know you can theme the pants off any Linux distro running X. But the funniest thing is probably the fact that Leopard is the first version that has virtual desktops. Welcome to advanced window management! Maybe maximizing is planned for Snow Leopard?
It’s has no themeing capabilities whatsoever compared to Gnome.
metacity theme
Plus, I still haven’t figured out how to open two instances of a program from the Dock. If you have to search Google to find that out…
The terminal/console/text thingy
Whatever you call it, you must admit that by incorporating it into your everyday work and not hiding/crippling it like on Apple’s OS, the terminal increases your productivity. Sometimes it’s just faster to type a simple command than to abuse your left-click finger. The terminal is a powerful productivity tool and if Windows doesn’t hide the command line, Mac OS X shouldn’t hide theirs. If they like to copy Linux so much, why not copy the terminal?
Security
root
I heard on a podcast that there isa Remote Desktop Application that simply uses root access without your knowledge. What’s up with that? I suppose there is a multitude of other apps that do that too. I mean it’s not necessary to actually make the user aware that there is a root user, but at least make him enter his password. That’s why you ask him for it in the install, right? It also prevents viruses to take over a Unix-like machine.
And why use the computer user’s full name in iChat? Not safe.
In conclusion, it’s true that Mac OS X tries hard to make everything easier for the users, but some quirks are plain illogical – there are a lot of cases where security or system stability is sacrificed in order to hide some technical part of the system. Currently it works, but if they continue going in that direction, It’ll be Apple’s Vista. At grandma’s, it can’t beat a good Linux setup.
Link: http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/12/5...-mac-os-x/
I present you with a copy paste equal to yours.
I’ve been using Mac OS X alongside Debian since 2007 now, and I think I have a fairly good picture of how things work in both operating systems. In the end, the only feeling I got of Mac OS X is as if I were playing with Linux’ retarded little brother. Here are a few reasons why.
Mac fans, don’t hate me yet, I’ll be doing a reverse post in the next few days so stay tuned and then comment – I’d especially like to hear where I got it wrong!
Software Installation
mac install application
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the most common installation methods on the Mac – there are two ways. Either you get an archive and you drag and drop the file onto your hard disk. The other way is an .exe-like installation package. I’m sorry Mac guys, but having to do this instead of just clicking the desired software in Synaptic or a simple apt-get is not easier. It’s just illogical. Oh, and try finding the settings, if you want to clean them off the computer after you “easily” uninstalled the app (you drag it into the Trash bin). I swear, this stuff is a bigger mess than the Windows 98 registry.
File Management
finder file manager
Yeah, I had to find an external program to see hidden files. With the Mac, if you erase a file on your thumb drive, it creates a hidden Trash file on it, with the erased files in it… as if grandmother will be able to remember that each partition has its own Trash. Finder is the worst file manager ever. And Cover Flow is useless. Mac OS X is probably the only platform where you have to pay to get decent software for advanced file management. I admit Nautilus isn’t the most descriptive name for a file manager in the history of computing, but who names a file manager ‘Finder’? That’s like naming a web browser “Writer”. It’s confusing!
Themeing and Window Management
I know you could switch the theme in Tiger, but in Leopard you cannot. So maybe it looks great, but don’t you get tired of not having choice? By the way, I hate not being able to maximize my window – some of us don’t need it “maximized just enough to show all content” because we have a shiny, distracting wallpaper. And we all know you can theme the pants off any Linux distro running X. But the funniest thing is probably the fact that Leopard is the first version that has virtual desktops. Welcome to advanced window management! Maybe maximizing is planned for Snow Leopard?
It’s has no themeing capabilities whatsoever compared to Gnome.
metacity theme
Plus, I still haven’t figured out how to open two instances of a program from the Dock. If you have to search Google to find that out…
The terminal/console/text thingy
Whatever you call it, you must admit that by incorporating it into your everyday work and not hiding/crippling it like on Apple’s OS, the terminal increases your productivity. Sometimes it’s just faster to type a simple command than to abuse your left-click finger. The terminal is a powerful productivity tool and if Windows doesn’t hide the command line, Mac OS X shouldn’t hide theirs. If they like to copy Linux so much, why not copy the terminal?
Security
root
I heard on a podcast that there isa Remote Desktop Application that simply uses root access without your knowledge. What’s up with that? I suppose there is a multitude of other apps that do that too. I mean it’s not necessary to actually make the user aware that there is a root user, but at least make him enter his password. That’s why you ask him for it in the install, right? It also prevents viruses to take over a Unix-like machine.
And why use the computer user’s full name in iChat? Not safe.
In conclusion, it’s true that Mac OS X tries hard to make everything easier for the users, but some quirks are plain illogical – there are a lot of cases where security or system stability is sacrificed in order to hide some technical part of the system. Currently it works, but if they continue going in that direction, It’ll be Apple’s Vista. At grandma’s, it can’t beat a good Linux setup.
Link: http://www.internetling.com/2008/08/12/5...-mac-os-x/