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In article <uuzC4.3491$mV5.50976@typhoon.nyroc.rr.com>,
Gatsby <heinrich@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
(munch) bits about stampede linux, FreeBSD and BeOS
>
>I am not interested in using my computer as a server.  I am also not highly
>concerned with security -- in other word, I don't need fort knox on my
>computer, but I do need a secure computer, which all of these seem to
>provide.  My main use of my computer if for playing games such as
>TombRaider(I - IV) and Descent(I - III), as well as using the internet for
>web-surfing and such.  I also will want to be using voice commands via voice
>recognition.  Basically, I want the OS that can do all of those the best, or
>the combination that would be able to do all of them best.  As I'm a
>tech-phile, voice command is pretty important to me, so it'd be very
>preferrable if I could use them.  Also, I like many of the X-Windows Windows
>managers such as SCWM and KDE.  I would like to be able to use them on
>whatever system I pick.  Also, I don't want anything resembling Mac's OS;
>or, I want something that can be configured so it bears no resemblance to
>the Mac OS what-so-ever -- I hate those cute, child-computers.

Based on your requirements I think you are needlessly limiting
yourself by your outdated aversion to Macintosh.  Why outdated?
Because the next release of Mac OS is based on a Mach+FreeBSD core.
Your requirements are largely centered on gaming, web surfing, and
sound processing.  All of these would be better suited by a commercial
release of Mac OS X than any of the other releases you discussed.

The stability, security, and compatibility with freeware distributions
are answered by the Darwin Core of OS X.  The availability of a
wider range of games and more mature voice technology would be
better suited by the commercial offerings in the top layers of OS X.

I fully admit that Mac OS had a well deserved reputation as a toy
compared to other OSes in the past.  I had a strong aversion to
Macs for most of the past 15 years.  I've used every major Unix or
Unix-like platform since v7 in the early 80s.  I've also had access
to the Rhapsody, and OS X server releases for several years.  I
assure you that this point of view is now outdated.  Earlier versions
of Mac OS may have deserved the label "cute, child-computers".  OS
X has considerable substance and should not be dismissed on those
grounds.


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