will linux run on these things? what's linux support for the new connectors they have?
What exactly in Linux you do that is not possible in OSX?
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What exactly in Linux you do that is not possible in OSX?
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No I'm really questioning this. I have both OSX and Ubuntu machines. For command line tools they are equal. Absolutely everything that works on Ubuntu (CLI app) works on OSX too. So what's the Linux advantage when you already paid for OSX?!
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#13This is the part that caught my attention: > We noticed a few cavities around the edges of the impeller filled with some sort of epoxy (on both sides). We suspect it's for fine-tuned balancing, to keep the fan running smooth and quiet. Apple is balancing the fans they put in the computers. What other manufacturer would do that? I love Apple's little details.
> Apple is balancing the fans they put in the computers. What other manufacturer would do that? I love Apple's little details. Noctua, for example? http://www.noctua.at/
I've used a Noctua fan in one of my builds, they are fantastic.
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No I'm really questioning this. I have both OSX and Ubuntu machines. For command line tools they are equal. Absolutely everything that works on Ubuntu (CLI app) works on OSX too. So what's the Linux advantage when you already paid for OSX?!
Package management is harder with OSX. With Linux, I can install everything from the commandline with an OS supported utility (e.g. yum).
With OSX, I'm left with 3rd party installers like brew which never really line up the dependencies completely.
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No I'm really questioning this. I have both OSX and Ubuntu machines. For command line tools they are equal. Absolutely everything that works on Ubuntu (CLI app) works on OSX too. So what's the Linux advantage when you already paid for OSX?!
Package management, kernel modifications, the ability to know whether or not your machine is back-doored, among other things. The ability to run an OS that will actually run on other hardware. The fact that it's open source also has a lot of indirect value to many of us as well.
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No I'm really questioning this. I have both OSX and Ubuntu machines. For command line tools they are equal. Absolutely everything that works on Ubuntu (CLI app) works on OSX too. So what's the Linux advantage when you already paid for OSX?!
Package management, kernel modifications, the ability to know whether or not your machine is back-doored, among other things. The ability to run an OS that will actually run on other hardware. The fact that it's open source also has a lot of indirect value to many of us as well.
I was with you until you implied Linux can't be back-doored. There's nothing about Linux that makes it immune to rootkits or backdoors despite what the hype would have you believe. Remember, Apple used to say the same thing about Macs, but you don't hear a lot of that rhetoric nowadays.