Re:What Linux laptops do you use for development?
by damien on Thursday April 26, 2007 @10:33PM
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If you haven't tried Linux recently, it's actually gotten pretty good on both of those fronts, especially if you compare it to Windows. Also, many PC manufacturers are starting to pre-install Linux, which should make it even easier for people who don't want to worry about installation.
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Re:What Linux laptops do you use for development?
by jey on Thursday April 26, 2007 @11:20PM
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I have no trouble installing, customizing, and maintaining a Linux machine. I simply don't want to. I'd rather spend the time coding! :)
Plus the Mac OS X desktop environment is nice. This is exactly what I need: native UNIX and a good desktop environment.
Re:What Linux laptops do you use for development?
by damien on Friday April 27, 2007 @12:24PM
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I'm just saying... the whole "Linux is too hard" argument doesn't hold much water with me anymore, since both my wife and 8 year old have been using it with no problems for a while. =)
But yea, OS X does seem pretty nice, I'd probably give it a try if I didn't care about things like openness [1] and vendor lock-in [2].
[1] http://diveintomark.org/archives/2006/06/02/when-the-bough-breaks
[2] http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2005/09/18/Apple-XML