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Wow, nearly everyone works on a Mac. Any Linux/BSD users out there?

by kylec 16y ago

look_lookatme 16y ago
Just switched back to Linux after 6 years with a Mac. Running on an MBP for now though.
dimarco 16y ago
linux-only thinkpad.
ivenkys 16y ago
Arch Linux + OpenBSD. So yes.
Gibbon 16y ago
13" MBP with Arch and FreeBSD for webdev in VMWare.
- Gibbon 16y ago
  Here it is: http://www.hugetune.com/workspace.jpg http://www.hugetune.com/workspace.jpg
crocowhile 16y ago
I used to have a MBP. After a few months of testing it out I gave it to my wife and gladly got her $200 netbook instead, on which I immediately installed Arch and felt like I could do something again. Ah, the freedom of customizing my OS!
- _pius 16y ago
  I used to have a MBP. After a few months of testing it out I gave it to my wife and gladly got her $200 netbook instead, on which I immediately installed Arch and felt like I could do something again. I don't understand this. Ah, the freedom of customizing my OS! This, I understand.
  - crocowhile 16y ago
    >I don't understand this. It's just that I really disliked OSX windows manager and the finder; also I never liked the shared menubar location. Working with multiple applications has always been a pain in the neck for me. I loved the size and feeling of the multitouch pad but found it frustrating that it was hardly customizable (you even need third party app to do things as basic as third click emulation) I never was a Mac person and I bought a MBP to give it/me a try. After a few months I was convinced I'll never be one.
e1ven 16y ago
Two Ubuntu desktops, one running XFCE, the other Fluxbox.
astine 16y ago
There are quite a few of us: Arch, Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Solaris.
jrockway 16y ago
Of course. I wouldn't touch OS X with a ten-foot pole.
jamesbritt 16y ago
Not BSD, but: Kubuntu laptop and desktop, and a Mac Mini if I have to do some Apple stuff. Assorted VMware images for Vista and XP. Can boot th PC into Vista if a I really have to.
there 16y ago
openbsd user here http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1315021 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1315021

Wow, nearly everyone works on a Mac. Any Linux/BSD users out there?

by kylec 16y ago

Wow, nearly everyone works on a Mac. Any Linux/BSD users out there?

look_lookatme 16y ago

Just switched back to Linux after 6 years with a Mac. Running on an MBP for now though.

dimarco 16y ago

linux-only thinkpad.

ivenkys 16y ago

Arch Linux + OpenBSD. So yes.

Gibbon 16y ago

13" MBP with Arch and FreeBSD for webdev in VMWare.

Gibbon 16y ago
Here it is: http://www.hugetune.com/workspace.jpg http://www.hugetune.com/workspace.jpg

crocowhile 16y ago

I used to have a MBP. After a few months of testing it out I gave it to my wife and gladly got her $200 netbook instead, on which I immediately installed Arch and felt like I could do something again. Ah, the freedom of customizing my OS!

_pius 16y ago
I used to have a MBP. After a few months of testing it out I gave it to my wife and gladly got her $200 netbook instead, on which I immediately installed Arch and felt like I could do something again. I don't understand this. Ah, the freedom of customizing my OS! This, I understand.
- crocowhile 16y ago
  >I don't understand this. It's just that I really disliked OSX windows manager and the finder; also I never liked the shared menubar location. Working with multiple applications has always been a pain in the neck for me. I loved the size and feeling of the multitouch pad but found it frustrating that it was hardly customizable (you even need third party app to do things as basic as third click emulation) I never was a Mac person and I bought a MBP to give it/me a try. After a few months I was convinced I'll never be one.

e1ven 16y ago

Two Ubuntu desktops, one running XFCE, the other Fluxbox.

astine 16y ago

There are quite a few of us: Arch, Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Solaris.

jrockway 16y ago

Of course. I wouldn't touch OS X with a ten-foot pole.

jamesbritt 16y ago

Not BSD, but: Kubuntu laptop and desktop, and a Mac Mini if I have to do some Apple stuff. Assorted VMware images for Vista and XP. Can boot th PC into Vista if a I really have to.

there 16y ago

openbsd user here http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1315021 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1315021