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There are certainly bugs in Mac OS X (there are bugs in everything) and yes, it would be great if Apple could focus more on Mac OS X -- but this article's "proo
by gilgoomesh 14y ago
There are certainly bugs in Mac OS X (there are bugs in everything) and yes, it would be great if Apple could focus more on Mac OS X -- but this article's "proofs" are just bullshit. Honestly, the writing seems like a baseless rant.
> OS X Finder — damages the system, can’t copy files reliably, can’t do useful things it ought to do at all, hides key files, rife with bugs.
Other than "hides key files" this is simply not true, nor does the article actually provide any evidence for these claims (despite being labelled a "proof").
> File system — continued use of HFS Plus instead of robust ZFS
This has been analyzed at great length but basically ZFS is not an ideal choice for most users (storage pooling is a complicated concept). Even if pooled storage were an option in OS X, it would not be a good default option.
Also, Sun/Oracle denied a license for Mac OS X so the point is somewhat moot. You can actually download the implementation that Apple wrote here:
http://code.google.com/p/maczfs/ http://code.google.com/p/maczfs/
but Apple are not allowed to bundle it as part of OS X.