Post #165,064
7/19/04 2:06:02 PM
7/19/04 2:06:19 PM
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Gentoo MacOS... (65K image) but good!
[image|http://www.gentoo.org/images/gwn/20040719_macos_problem.png||||]
[link|http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.weekly-news/80|Apple, we have a problem]
No Freaking doubt about it. Also [link|http://www.metadistribution.org/macos/|Adds Portage, Gentoo's package manager, to OS X, among other things]. (currently slash-dotted)
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyNo matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]Here is an example: [link|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
Edited by folkert
July 19, 2004, 02:06:19 PM EDT
Gentoo MacOS...
[image|http://www.gentoo.org/images/gwn/20040719_macos_problem.png||||]
[link|http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.weekly-news/80|Apple, we have a problem]
No Freaking doubt about it. Also [link|http://www.metadistribution.org/macos/|Adds Portage, Gentoo's package manager, to OS X, among other things]. (currently slash-dotted)
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyNo matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]Here is an example: [link|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
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Post #165,075
7/19/04 3:45:48 PM
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is it worth switching from Fink?
I've heard good things about portage and wouldn't mind switching if there were obvious advantages.
I likes them UNIX tools, I do.
Tom Sinclair
"While I'm still confused and uncertain, it's on a much higher plane, d'you
see, and at least I know I'm bewildered about the really fundamental and
important facts of the universe."
Treatle nodded. "I hadn't looked at it like that," he said, "But you're
absolutely right. He's really pushed back the boundaries of ignorance."
-- Discworld scientists at work
(Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites)
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Post #165,092
7/19/04 6:01:05 PM
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I don't know...
At this point... I just don't know.
I have had direct experience with portage, it's nice and all... Plus the package management of Gentoo isn't too shabby.
All kinds of images float through my mind here with Gentoo doing this.
Peter might have some words on it...
Anything wrong with Fink?
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyNo matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]Here is an example: [link|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
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Post #165,101
7/19/04 7:57:18 PM
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Nothing really wrong with fink
I'm just always open to the idea that someone else may have a better solution.
That's what got me from Red Hat to Debian.
Tom Sinclair
"While I'm still confused and uncertain, it's on a much higher plane, d'you
see, and at least I know I'm bewildered about the really fundamental and
important facts of the universe."
Treatle nodded. "I hadn't looked at it like that," he said, "But you're
absolutely right. He's really pushed back the boundaries of ignorance."
-- Discworld scientists at work
(Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites)
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Post #165,217
7/20/04 6:11:13 PM
7/20/04 6:13:53 PM
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For certain instances...
Fink can be replaced by Darwin Ports (ala BSD ports). It isn't an either/or proposition. I have a need for ethereal/Nessus on my OSX laptop and installed Darwin ports to follow the blogged intructions that follow:
[link|http://jackburton.blogspot.com/2004_06_20_jackburton_archive.html#108812624028993876|http://jackburton.bl...08812624028993876]
[link|http://jackburton.blogspot.com/2004_06_27_jackburton_archive.html#108839046435386066|http://jackburton.bl...08839046435386066]
I still use Fink/Fink Commander for most apps (Gimp et al.) but apt-get type package managers abound. To say one is better than another is hard... My $.02
Just a few thoughts,
Danno
Edited by danreck
July 20, 2004, 06:13:53 PM EDT
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Post #165,285
7/21/04 1:18:14 AM
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Thanks for the honest opinion
I haven't tried DarwinPorts yet.
So far fink gives me the tools I need. (ethereal, gnuplot, octave,etc.)
Guess I'll stay put.
Tom Sinclair
"While I'm still confused and uncertain, it's on a much higher plane, d'you
see, and at least I know I'm bewildered about the really fundamental and
important facts of the universe."
Treatle nodded. "I hadn't looked at it like that," he said, "But you're
absolutely right. He's really pushed back the boundaries of ignorance."
-- Discworld scientists at work
(Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites)
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