Thursday, July 06, 2006

Two Prominent Mac Boosters say "switch to Ubuntu Linux"

Software developer Mark Pilgrim and author Corey Doctorow, two very prominent Mac boosters, until recently, have switched to Ubuntu GNU/Linux, saying it better meets their needs. (To which I say "amen".)

Supposedly, this has occasioned a huge outcry within the Mac community and some soul searching, as well. Among the reasons given for the switch are repressive DRM and proprietary file formats in the Mac OS X.

Jack

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:19 AM

    Well, as a recent purchaser of my first mac and also trying kubuntu on my old PC, I find it easier to get things working the first time with the mac.

    ksn
    Ken from Oxnard, CA

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  2. Anonymous7:21 AM

    Well, as a recent purchaser of my first mac and also trying kubuntu on my old PC, I find it easier to get things working the first time with the mac.

    ksn
    Ken from Oxnard, CA

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  3. You are of course, right, Ken. Of all the choices, the Mac seems to be the absolute best at getting a new user up and running in the shortest time and with the least frustration.

    As an Ubuntu user, I think the stance taken by these two users as completely valid. However, as easy as Linux has gotten to install, there is going to be a longer familiarization period than there is with the Mac. There is no way around this. It may change with time and effort, but considering that Linux is very much about choice, I don't think it will. The plethora of options will still be there for the user to choose from. And to be perfectly frank, that is a strike against Linux until the user gets squared away.

    Jack

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