Posted on 05/21/2014 11:19:14 AM PDT by ShadowAce
For any and every variant of Unix, it is line mode only for me.
If vi was good enough for me in the 80s it is good enough for now.
I can script anything I need.
Screw WYSIWYG.
Cripes, just go and buy a Mac. It isnt like you lose access to some essential Linux exclusive programs by not having it.
but why?
OSX is Unix®. Linux is a clone of Minux which is a clone of Unix. Kind of like looking through the wrong end of a telescope.
I like my XFCE desktop. I put Cairo Dock on it just because I like it, but other than that, it's pretty much a unique desktop. Simple, usable, and gets out of my way.
Best of all--I can change it at any time I want to, without having to buy software, licenses, or permission from a vendor.
I think you were the one who pointed me to PearOS before. I went there and discovered it had been discontinued. I like trying different flavors of Linux from time to time. Zorin Lite does have an Mac desktop, look and feel, option but it is not in the Zorin full install, I believe. The Zorin full install has the look and feel of Windows 7 just for those that would like to migrate from windows to linux easier.
I still like Ubuntu the best. It has a desktop totally different from windows and takes a little time to get used to. Once I did, everything I use is right there on the side, that I keep hidden till needed.
CGato
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It has no root in Linux. It is from the BSD side.
" 3.4 > V " When I was an MTS at Bell Labs,
yup.
MacOS X is a certified UNIX® 03 Standard OS.
The Unity desktop chased me away from Ubuntu. I like choices, and I like people who want me to have choices. So I switched to Zorin.
And I’ve put Zorin Lite on a couple of older NetBooks that had XP on them. So far I’ve heard no complaints other than there’s no Xtree Gold clone that they can successfully get installed.
As a developer who only uses linux (Debian) I HATE HATE HATE Gnome 3.
If Gnome 3 is modern than modern sucks!!! I went to MATE, (gnome 2.)
“Cripes, just go and buy a Mac. It isnt like you lose access to some essential Linux exclusive programs by not having it.”
The problem there is that Apple has a pretty limited selection of hardware available. There is nothing resembling “enthusiast” hardware - fast i7, desktop video card, expansion, and user serviceable/upgradeable. That gap has led to a large “Hackintosh” community. It would be nice if Apple would finally release that type of machine, often called the “xMac” - I think it would be quite a boost for Mac popularity.
I’m hopeful Linux can mature into something with close to MacOS’s ease of use and elegance. It’s nice to have alternatives! The price is right, too... ;-)
Yeah, Zorin is probably my second favorite. You’re right, Zorin Lite is great for older computers and I have installed it for people getting away from XP with no problems.
CGato
M4L
Also, Minix is microkernel and Linux is macro kernel.
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