[SlugLUG] tables leading up to linux install fest

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Michael Dale (dale at ucsc.edu):

> Has anyone made a jump from OSX to Linux and want to claim is 
> a good idea? (besides not being nickel and dimed by the apple 
> corporation for updates, network drivers and full-screen video playback) 
> the advantages are not as clear in comparison to Microsoft.

Don't forget inability to fix what's broken (or doesn't suit you), data
lossage / use of needlessly opaque data formats, and forced DRM.

Some useful references:

http://diveintomark.org/archives/2006/05/30/bye-apple
http://diveintomark.org/archives/2006/06/02/when-the-bough-breaks
http://diveintomark.org/archives/2006/06/16/juggling-oranges

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Rick Moen
rick at linuxmafia.com