Hi, all. I'm a lurker and PC-user, who has admired Macs for a long time now and is considering making the switch. It wouldn't be for a while, due to finances, but it's something I'm giving serious thought to.
The reason I ask the question in the title is because Linux is currently my favorite OS. I'm using Fedora 9 on an old, refurbished IBM Thinkpad, and while Fedora is kind of in a perpetual beta it seems to run very well.
Lest you get the wrong impression, I don't consider myself a "power user" or even technically inclined. I've picked up a few things since I started using Linux, but no more than you probably did in your first year on a Mac -- just some basic terminology and interface conventions. I don't have any command line scripts, I'm not a software developer, and my name is not in the credits.
Why do I use Linux? Well, I tried it out in the first place out of moral indignation against Microsoft, but nowadays I just like it better. It feels like it was actually designed for its users, instead of for hardware companies and software vendors. It doesn't keep asking me to activate Windows, register software, enter the CD keys for my games and install a link to buy HP printer supplies. It doesn't keep popping up with a notice that wireless can't find the network. It isn't annoying; it's obedient, clean, and uncluttered. It does what I want it to, and it has really neat shinies to boot.
Will I like OS X better? Is there anyone here who has used Linux before, and can compare the two OS'es? And can iTunes play Ogg Vorbis files? >.> Also, I use Amarok and BasKet extensively, for music playback and notetaking, and I'd like to know how iTunes and ... a Mac alternative to BasKet, compare.
Any feedback is welcome, even if you haven't tried Linux. Many thanks!
The reason I ask the question in the title is because Linux is currently my favorite OS. I'm using Fedora 9 on an old, refurbished IBM Thinkpad, and while Fedora is kind of in a perpetual beta it seems to run very well.
Lest you get the wrong impression, I don't consider myself a "power user" or even technically inclined. I've picked up a few things since I started using Linux, but no more than you probably did in your first year on a Mac -- just some basic terminology and interface conventions. I don't have any command line scripts, I'm not a software developer, and my name is not in the credits.
Why do I use Linux? Well, I tried it out in the first place out of moral indignation against Microsoft, but nowadays I just like it better. It feels like it was actually designed for its users, instead of for hardware companies and software vendors. It doesn't keep asking me to activate Windows, register software, enter the CD keys for my games and install a link to buy HP printer supplies. It doesn't keep popping up with a notice that wireless can't find the network. It isn't annoying; it's obedient, clean, and uncluttered. It does what I want it to, and it has really neat shinies to boot.
Will I like OS X better? Is there anyone here who has used Linux before, and can compare the two OS'es? And can iTunes play Ogg Vorbis files? >.> Also, I use Amarok and BasKet extensively, for music playback and notetaking, and I'd like to know how iTunes and ... a Mac alternative to BasKet, compare.
Any feedback is welcome, even if you haven't tried Linux. Many thanks!