Oh, I should point out that I'd vote for the TP X220 over the Apple too if you travel a lot. Nothing more robust than an ThinkPad.
> But that's just me, so the best option would be to borrow a Mac for a while > (and setup your work environment on it) Remember that it takes at least a couple of weeks to get familiar with the new shortcuts and the trackpad. Better if you have someone to pair with that you can learn the productivity stuff from because you'll find yourself using them in ways which aren't possible on Linux or Window. Without, you run the risk of getting frustrated (unless you're diligent and stick with researching how to do stuff more effectively). > (I use an Android phone though I can very well afford an iPhone and hate my > Kindle with a passion, so take my views with a pinch of salt) I'm actually with you on this point - I use an Android too, for the same reasons. Between DarwinPorts/homebrew, however, I find OSX as hackable as Linux for my purposes (I'm not a kernel person) and developing applications for OSX is completely different from doing so from ios from a legal/openness perspective. Something like 95% of the application software I use is open source and my entire development stack is off brew and so is open source too. Best, Sidu. http://sidu.in On 18 August 2011 18:59, Vamsee Kanakala <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thursday 18 August 2011 06:31 PM, Sidu Ponnappa wrote: >> I'll second Kenneth on OSX == BSD and that you don't really need >> Linux. I've been developing on OSX since '08 for software that is >> deployed to Linux servers with no problems. > > I was just going to suggest Mano to post in the Chennai.rb/BangaloreRUG > lists, as there are more converts there :). I think you can take Sidu at > his words, but personally, I never got the Mac religion. > > I've used a few Macs and they're beautiful machines for sure, but they > don't excite me in the same way that most 'hackable' devices do (I use > an Android phone though I can very well afford an iPhone and hate my > Kindle with a passion, so take my views with a pinch of salt) and I have > problems with Apple's worldview delivering (admittedly beautiful) > computing experience on what are essentially closed systems. If you'd > give me the same money, I'd buy a ThinkPad X220 with SSD option and run > Ubuntu (or Arch, if you're hard core :D) and run VirtualBox for Win7/Mac > OSX needs, etc. > > But that's just me, so the best option would be to borrow a Mac for a > while (and setup your work environment on it) and see if you like the > experience, and then spring for whatever you like. > > Vamsee. > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
