Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 vs OSX Leopard - Comparison
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| Getting Ubuntu is easy, installing it was also a breeze ever since version
| 7.04. As outlined in my PART 1 review of the process briefly here in my video
| tutorial. I recommend you download the CD Installer and create a bootable
| installation CD. The minimum memory requirement for Ubuntu 7.10 is 384MB of
| memory and 4Gigs of space (for OS X Leopard its 512MB of memory and 9 gigs of
| space). What I was initially surprised of is the built in support for dual
| boot (OS X Leopard has Boot Camp) I had Windows XP already installed and
| Ubuntu allowed me during installation to setup partions and allocate space
| for the new OS to be installed keeping my Windows (XP or Vista) installation
| intact, and at the same time created the boot manager (aka Grub Boot Manager)
| which allows you to select the operating system on bootup.
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http://pcwizkid.blogspot.com/2007/12/ubuntu-gutsy-gibbon-710-vs-osx-leopard.html
Watch the Linux Magazine article below. Both are already well ahead of Vista,
which only has inertia/legacy/lock-in going for it.
Recent:
Review: Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon takes on Mac OS X Leopard for the OS of the Year
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| Today we have a technological cage match involving two operating systems,
| both UNIX- based, both mature, both with passionate detractors and even more
| passionate defenders, and both released just a week apart. I'm talking, of
| course, about Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), with its final release on October
| 18, and Apple' s Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, which was available for purchase on
| October 26.
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http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4641/
Apple vs. Linux: Which Will Win Disgruntled Windows Users?
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| Apple and Linux are engaged in battle – a battle to win over disgruntled
| Windows users. But who will win, and what will the consequences be for the
| loser?
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/appleent/article.php/12070_3716486_1
Apple users: as far removed from Woz as possible
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| It does not take much to get the Apple user community up in arms - just a
| mention that there may be a defect in Mac OS X is sufficient to invite abuse,
| ridicule and plain silliness as though there is even one operating system in
| this world of ours which is perfect.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15782/1091/
Related:
Wozniak hates Open Sauce
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| In an interview with eWeek, Woz said that there are always people who want
| things to be free and the open-source movement starts with those sort of
| people.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2007/09/25/wozniak-hates-open-sauce
Apple’s options for stopping open source iPhone use
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| While Apple isn’t going to passively watch while others develop open-source
| programs for its devices, it isn’t clear how aggressively the company plans
| to go after hackers. Steve Jobs called the back-and-forth battle between
| Apple and hackers a “a cat-and-mouse game” where “people will try to break
| in, and it's our job to stop them breaking in,” but he didn’t give specific
| details on what the company planned to do.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/092007-apple-stop-open-source-iphone.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
iPod Classic Will Be Supported
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| As recently reported on Slashdot, Apple, in its infinite wisdom, has added a
| checksum to the iPod database apparently to restrict non-iTunes products
| (like Amarok via libgpod) from having the ability to add music.
|
| [...]
|
| From #gtkpod today:
|
| <wtbw> okay guys
|
| <wtbw> i think we're done.
|
| <wtbw> let me code something just to check
|
| [30 minutes later]
|
| <wtbw> can i hear a fuck yeah?
|
| <wtbw> works for both mine and xamphears :>
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http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/496-iPod-Classic-Will-Be-Supported.html
iPhone unlocking software: open source developers where are you?
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| Meanwhile, an open source iPhoneSIMFree or software like it could provide a
| perfectly legal antidote to the restrictions currently in place.
|
| The question then is are there any open source developers out there smart
| enough to come up with this much needed iPhone cracking solution? Come on,
| the world is waiting for you to make your name.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14313/1023/
Forget iPhone, the Gphone is here
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| Google, the nearly $13.5 billion search engine major, is believed to be a
| fortnight away from the worldwide launch of its much-awaited Google Phone
| (Gphone) and has started talks with service providers in India for an
| exclusive launch on one of their networks.
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http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/aug/24gphone.htm
Closed iPhone opens road for Linux phones
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| With iPhone a closed platform, Linux gets an wide-open road for phones and
| other smart devices
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/yager/archives/2007/08/apple_gives_lin.html?source=rss
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