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| DATE | 2009-01-29 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] can someone here help me?
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Ron Guerin wrote:
> Ronny Abraham wrote:
>
>> I solved the main problem of libxml2, but I still want to get away
>> from OSX - I don't feel like going through this kind of configuration
>> hell again.
>>
>
> When someone says this, they tend to come off sounding like a basher
> because of Apple's legendary ease of use, blah blah blah.
>
> But I saw someone setting up a new Macbook recently, and while the
> library of HOWTO videos it comes with is indeed impressive, and
> something I've since been telling people I wish we had, the fact of the
> matter is the video I saw was on setting up Apache/PHP/MySQL on OS X,
> and any modern Linux does a far superior job of setting that up than
> Apple does. A video that talks you through the entire manual process
> including creating icons in the control panel thingy is still an
> impressive video, but for a highly inferior user experience than a Linux
> user expects. I've seen it done better under Windows, never mind Linux.
> This may well be some edge case I happened to witness, but the fact
> remains, Apple's reputation exceeds reality every time I've been in a
> position to observe one of these things in action.
>
> - Ron
>
>
Apple provides its own challenges when advocating GNU systems because it
is the very opposite of the GNU approach to computing. With GNU,
everything is about access and choice. With Apple, everything is about
dogma and marketing. The systems are stable enough because they have
mostly a Free Software back end, but the user experience is all glitter
and restrictive at every turn. The minions that use apple are often
educated but inexperienced drones who never think outside of the box,
The company takes their users up to the sight of the goal line in
usability and then cuts them off from real access and development or
administrative usability. But plastered on the eye candy, hipsters
can't get enough of sex appeal.
Apple users are like rich boys who date dumb blonds. They look good on
the passenger side of your Ferreri, but you can all but forget about the
after dinner conversation.
The machines are incredibly stupid from the ground up,
Ruben
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