[HAL9000]

Now, it seems that some Mac gurus are also making the switch to Linux.

The article only mentions one "guru" - Mark Pilgrim - who is upset that Apple hasn't published the latest source code for the kernel.

If you want to spend time hacking the kernel, Linux is the way to go.

For computer users who aren't interesting in kernel hacking, Get a Mac.

[Golden Eagle]

From the latest Enterprise Mac column on InfoWorld:

http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/06/showering_after.html

"I have too much actual work to do to find any pleasure in building a race car out of popsicle sticks. That's Linux."

[L98Fiero]

Delirious.

Go out on the street and ask 100 people what Linux is. To be safe, ask 1000. Maybe then you will actually find someone who knows what it is.

I'm not knocking Linux but let's get real.

[Swordmaker]

Are any Freeper Mac users planning on switching to Linux? This article seems to think that Mac users are switching and will be part of Linux's ultimate success... PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[coconutt2000]

Mac Gurus are geeks. Any Mac Guru worth their capital "G" would have explored Linux by now as a diversion and form of entertainment.

Linux is not a bad operating system. It is mostly just very unpolished, but not much worse than trying to use Windows. A lot of the same UI schemes are used in Linux, making it easier for Windows users to transition to Linux than for Mac users, and non-guru Mac users don't need Linux. The Unix underpinnings of Mac OS X are sufficient for most open source purposes.

[tubebender]

Me and the 4 people close to me use a Mac as a Internet appliance and photos and I'm sure we are not alone. On the other hand I have been following Red Hat for a year and it has gone from $12 to $27 and as high as $32???