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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: The Best Linux Distros for First Time Switchers from Windows and  Mac
Date: 24 Apr 2015 22:23:33 GMT
Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2015-04-24, Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote:
> Lewis wrote:
>
>> In message <mhec3k$q1q$1@dont-email.me>
>>   Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> wrote:
>>> nospam wrote:
>> 
>>>> In article <cpvp98Fcvt1U1@mid.individual.net>, Huge
>>>> <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> > For those of us using OSX the question remains, why switch?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Because you want to install and run the software you want to, not what
>>>>> Apple says you have to.
>>>> 
>>>> anyone can install anything they want on os x.
>> 
>>> Yes. And the earth is flat
>> 
>> What can't you install?
>> 
> About 90% of unix programs. And those which can be installed are crippled

Bull. You clearly know nothing at all about OS X if that's what you
believe. You should learn a bit about things before you make such silly
statements. In my experience *most* popular *nix projects compile
without issue. In fact, I am posting this message from my MacBook Pro
with slrn which I built with the standard ./configure, make, sudo make
install:

<http://slrn.sourceforge.net>

Not only can I compile and run most *nix software, but I can also run
all Windows software titles I want, and of course all OS X software -
more than I would be able to run with an off the shelf Wintel PC running
Windows or Linux, and with a way better user experience.

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