Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 08:00:13 -0800 From: "Spunk S. Spunk III" <spunk@mac.com> Message-ID: <B63BE78C.13DC%spunk@mac.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] mac osX The end of Linux? It remains to be seen what MacOS X will become... but it will NOT be the end of Linux. It's hard to say where X will fit into the mix. Linux and MacOS X both have strengths and weaknesses. X will bring an interesting GUI, applications, hardware (G4,iMac, etc...), FireWire, USB and other things to the table that Linux doesn't or hasn't yet. The two platforms are as different as the business models they are spun from. Open source vs. proprietary software both have their strengths and weaknesses as well. On the surface level, you have a "too many cooks in the kitchen" thing... eg: Would you rather have a meal unfinished because all the cooks can't decide how to prepare it or would you rather have a meal finished but not exactly what you were in the mood for...? The long and the short of it is: "the right tool for the right job". I use it everyday along with SuSE, Redhat, MacOS 9, Windows 2000 & ME (sorry) and never think twice about it. Spunk