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>being linux-ey enough that it feels familiar, but not enough that stuff just works for me Maybe because it’s not Linux but a BSD-based Unix?

• Klathmon 8y ago
  It's less that it's BSD based, and more that they are on super old versions of all the GNU tools due to license issues. Needing to update bash and coreutils on MacOS sucks, and even then I can't rely on all other developers I work with having those same tools installed and up to date and installed the same way. So I deal with the provided versions and their differences and quirks.
  • aaaaaaaaaab 8y ago
    Same with Python, same with Ruby, same with Node, etc. Shipping up-to-date coreutils wouldn’t save you from any of these.
  • pjmlp 8y ago
    Have you ever used a commercial UNIX, e.g. Aix, HP-UX,...? Even OS X would feel like state of the art.
    • toyg 8y ago
      That’s a bit like saying you shouldn’t ask for a pay rise because there are starving kids in Africa. Commercial unixes are basically dead, and for very good reasons. Good riddance.
      • pjmlp 8y ago
        Many Fortune 500 have a different point of view.
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    • Klathmon 8y ago
      I made the distinction of "desktop os" on purpose. I don't know of any Fortune 500 companies that are using UNIX systems as their desktop OS for workstations...