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Joe Ragosta (docjoe@interramp.com) wrote:
: In article <danpop.808872265@rscernix>, Dan.Pop@mail.cern.ch (Dan Pop) wrote:

: > I definitely get more work done on Linux than on MacOS, no matter how
: > much faster the Mac processor is.  Your studies are worth zilch to me.

: OK. I'll just take your word for it. I'm sure you've run a controlled
: side-by-side study comparing MacOS to Linux. Have you ever even used a
: Mac?

Have you ever even thought for yourself?  Try to ignore the studies for a
moment and tell me why _you_ think MacOS is better than linux.  For my
classes and my job I use macs, dos/windows machines, a SparcServer, and HP
workstations.  My own machine is a linux box.  There's a reason for that. 
It's the best operating system for what I want to do.  You could show me
as many studies as you want saying I'm an idiot for running linux because
in a "controlled side-by-side study by this-and-that billion doller
consulting firm" all operating systems were proven inferior to your
particular OS of choice.  I'd nod my head and ignore you.  I enjoy having
control over my OS.  I like being able to choose which shell or window
manager I use.  I don't like having somebody make those decisions for me,
no matter what studies exist validating those decisions.

: BTW, have you considered the fact that the applications that are used in
: the real world aren't available on Linux? How does that affect
: productivity?

Have you considered that there's more than one "real world?"  If by
productivity you mean managing your recipes, typing letters, and playing
the latest games, then DOS/windows is for you.  If you don't care about
the latest games, and have gobs of cash to spare, then MacOS is the way to
go.  If "productivity" means creating scientific papers with tex while
serving web space, handling mail, providing tcp/ip connectivity to a small
lan through a PPP dialup, all on a budget, linux is the obvious choice. 
At least I thought it was obvious.  If you can show me a way to do what I
do now with my 8 meg 386/40 cheaper or faster or both with a mac, I'll be
converted.  Until then, your studies mean nothing to me or to anybody else
who can think, and choose an operating system, for themselves and for
their own needs. 

	-mike ryan