Re: OSX, is it better than Mandrake Linux?

From: Roger Leigh (${rleigh}_at_invalid.whinlatter.ukfsn.org.invalid)
Date: 03/31/05


Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:40:17 +0100


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"Ted" <ted@ted.nowhere> writes:

> I'm giving up on Windows. Should I switch to Max OSX, or Linux Mandrake?

That depends entirely upon what you classify as "better". What will
you be using the system for?

If you buy a Mac, you can run both MacOS X and GNU/Linux on it. I,
for example, run Debian GNU/Linux and MacOS X on my Mac Mini.

Regards,
Roger

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