On 10/27/2011 4:32 PM, Alan Baker wrote:
In ,
Howard wrote:

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:04:40 -0700, Alan
wrote:

Mac OS X does pretty much everything that Linux does plus it was better
support from software and hardware manufacturers.

I'm not sure about its non-Apple support being better. For instance,
I have to tell Word every time that I want my Kodak printer to print
duplex. Linux has to support all hardware and software.

Howard: pretty much any piece of Linux software can be recompiled for
Mac OS X. So if it works on Linux, you can make it work in precisely the
same way the Linux guys do: compile it and install it.

I can't do it if I don't have the source code nor the compiler.

But that's the point, Howard:

All the thing the Linux types blather on about are the ones for which
you can get the source codes and the compilers.

:-)


Bingo! The number one reason linux is superior, anyone can write apps
for it without purchasing anything ... indeed, if linux doesn't support
your app, you can even go the OS source and make it do so.

Regards,
JS