Desktop Linux...
I realized something today, there will be no Linux Desktop revolution, as there is only one product ready for desktop prime time with any form of ties to the Unix world. And the product is Mac OS X.
Mac OS X is what a Linux Desktop wants to be, but I suspect will never be. Because Apple control the system design of their products, it is much easier to certify products for compatibility with Mac OS X rather than with a Linux distribution.
I've been using Gnome for several years as my primary desktop, and today when I booted up my Linux 64bit PC, I realized how far in terms of userfriendliness, compatibility and sheer user enjoyment the Mac is than any other PC desktop os out there.
But, as a server operating system Linux is much more further ahead in the game than Apple's Mac OS X. I've been trying to learn Mac OS X server operating system (yes, I do have access to a Xserve G5, lucky me ;) ), but I still can make a Linux based server installation and have it ready for prime time faster than with Mac OS X. Of course the the years of experience with Linux is what matters here, but this knowledge should also help me when I set up a Mac OS X based server. Nevertheless, I feel much more at home in a Linux server than in OSX server. Why is that? Maybe working on the graphical level in a server is too confusing for someone that is used to text based management. Only time will tell how well I will be able to manage OS X.
Mac OS X is what a Linux Desktop wants to be, but I suspect will never be. Because Apple control the system design of their products, it is much easier to certify products for compatibility with Mac OS X rather than with a Linux distribution.
I've been using Gnome for several years as my primary desktop, and today when I booted up my Linux 64bit PC, I realized how far in terms of userfriendliness, compatibility and sheer user enjoyment the Mac is than any other PC desktop os out there.
But, as a server operating system Linux is much more further ahead in the game than Apple's Mac OS X. I've been trying to learn Mac OS X server operating system (yes, I do have access to a Xserve G5, lucky me ;) ), but I still can make a Linux based server installation and have it ready for prime time faster than with Mac OS X. Of course the the years of experience with Linux is what matters here, but this knowledge should also help me when I set up a Mac OS X based server. Nevertheless, I feel much more at home in a Linux server than in OSX server. Why is that? Maybe working on the graphical level in a server is too confusing for someone that is used to text based management. Only time will tell how well I will be able to manage OS X.
posted by StefanH at 11:45 PM
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