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[News] Why GNU/Linux and Not Mac OS X

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[Don't] Kick Linux To The Curb?

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| After much consideration, I have managed to put together a list of things I 
| would need in order to subject myself once again to the annoying and often 
| restrictive world of closed source computing.  
| 
| 1. Availability.
| 
| I have no problem paying a reasonable price for use of my operating system. 
| This being a flat fee or even a monthly subscription. But when I pay the 
| bills, I expect to have access to it as I see fit. This means access to 
| download and burn DVD ISOs when I want. At the same time, being able to 
| purchase it from a store would be nice, but is not critical for me 
| personally. I can always order a copy of the DVD/CD online if I need 
| packaging for that matter.      
| 
| 2. No activation keys or serial numbers.
| 
| Treat me like a person. The only time I should be asked for a key or a set of 
| numbers is if I am subscribing to a support service. If you wish to ensure 
| there is not a problem with piracy, then it may be time to check the prices 
| set for the product or the product's availability. Generally one or both of 
| these issues create an ecosystem where piracy flourishes to the extent where 
| it is a threat.     
| 
| 3. Provide me with a simple, safe, accessible software portal.
| 
| Whether this software portal be online or off, allow me easy access to both 
| free and paid applications. Application installation or removal should be as 
| easy as checking a box -- not add/remove or dragging what you hope to be the 
| right icon to a trash can. Those methods make mass uninstallation of software 
| cumbersome and is totally unacceptable.     
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http://www.intranetjournal.com/articles/200809/ij_09_04_08a.html


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Moving from Mac to Ubuntu: Why I’m switching

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| Why I’m leaving Mac
|
|    1. Crap file management.The Finder doesn’t work for me. No location bar
|    and no tree strucure side panel makes it difficult to navigate folders and
|    move files around the way I want to.
|    2. Insufficient panels & customization. In Ubuntu I can have as many
|    panels I want, can put all kinds of stuff on them, and can arrange them
|    however I want. In OSX You just have the dock, and you can really only put
|    applications or files on them, and you can’t even put in a separator to
|    keep them organized.
|    3. Various other annoyances. Such as:
|           * program menus are glued to the top of the screen on one monitor
|           only, which detaches them from the window. This is especailly
|           annoying when the program you’re using is on the second monitor.
|           * the date/time doesn’t open to a navigable calendar. I often use
|           this to check dates in the past or future.
|           * you can’t see hidden files unless you run a command from the
|           terminal to turn them on. Thus, hidden files are either always on
|           or always off.
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http://meganmcdermott.com/2008/08/29/moving-mac-ubuntu-switching/
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