(debian-ppc lost my success report mail from weeks ago, so I can't cite precedence over this guy.)īecause it's probably the cheapest new non-x86 machine you can buy. I installed dual-boot Debian testing the day I got the mini, however. The old fanless G3/450 iMac is the loudest machine in the house because it has one of those Maxtor drives that goes ' weerrrerrrowwwwwwEEEERERROOWrrrrreeeoor'. I bought a Mac mini the day it came out because it was the lowest price for a OS X dongle I've seen, and I needed something quiet.

I also have a friend using debian exclusively on his iBook for many years. I personally have an iBook running Ubuntu and my sister is dual booting Fedora & OS X. And even if it didn't, some people would use it just for the freedom. Linux has many things going for it that OS X does not. What's so special about OS X? Sure, it's a nice OS but in no way is it equal or better than Linux in every possible aspect and for everyone. Why doesn't every Linux story have a modded up comment about HP-UX, Solaris, Irix and others asking 'why use Linux?'. Seriously, could someone explain to me why similar remarks about Windows aren't modded up on stories about x86 hardware? What about all the other proprietary UNIX-like operating systems in addition to OS X. At minimum, software installation is easier and the apps tend to integrate better on a Linux desktop. Is it such an absurd concept for you that some people might actually prefer GNU/Linux to OS X for whatever reason? You can't really get *every* Linux application installed so easily under OS X.

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