[aklug] Re: Linux on a laptop

* Jeremy Austin <jhaustin@gmail.com> [131111 08:26]:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 8:01 AM, Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > . I have virtualbox installed, but have
> > not used it thus far. I have very *nix-like environment. Bash,
> > mutt, mysql, fetchmail, procmail, postfix, vim, macVim (gui
> > version of vim for mac) mc and many other tools installed with
> > macports.
> >
>
> Likewise. I'd be interested to hear an A/B comparison of a recent optimized
> Linux vs. the latest Mac OS on the same hardware. Mavericks has some
> interesting new features (new to the Mac, that is) like timer coalescing
> and memory compression that have made real-world battery life improvements
> for me. I'm as pro-Linux as the next guy on the list (well, depends on the
> next guy) but I've never been tempted yet to ditch the Mac OS on Apple
> hardware.
>
> For my particular workload, the Mac OS makes the most sense as a front-end,
> but I rely heavily on macports and remote X-Windows. Virtualbox, Parallels,
> and VMware are terrific for sandboxing and testing, as well as running the
> occasional Windows-only software for obscure hardware configurating.
  I too use macports. I strongly considered switching to homebrew,
  but upon examination it seemed as if that could be a lot of work.

  Any opinion on homebrew vs. macports Jeremy?

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Tim 
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