Re: [microsound] ppc-oriented Linux(was: Gentoo for MacOS)

[Arie van Schutterhoef <arsche@xxxxxxxxx>]

>This is very nice, but what do you do when you have the need for a new
>machine that inevitably won't run OS 9 anymore?
-The reason for needing a new machine is either machine or
 software depended. I think that software in the end is
 more important than the machne, because a machine without
 software is quite useless. So the software determines what
 Os and machine I need.

>This may be a bit deceiving. How can you be sure you actually _can_ switch
>off things.
-My estimation is that when it's not in the way of the things I
 want to to do, than that's fine with me...

>(Did you have a look at the source code?,
-Do you have to? Open source propagandists have a obsession
 with source codes... Users don't give a toss about source codes.
 If it runs okay that's fine....

>can you actually influence what the system does at startup,
-There's a certain amount of influence you can bring to bear
 with extensions and control panels...

or for that matter, at any
>Can you even have a process list under OS 9
>without buying additional software?
-If one wants you can use a debugger...

>AFAIK Os 9 doesn't even come with a telnet-client.
-You can download bettertelnet...

>Let alone the non-existent multitasking...)
-That's a weak point of it. No P-threads.

>And I need to stress: If you _are_ happy with whatever OS you are running,
-It does the things it needs to or rather, does the things I want it
 to do, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. The same problem with
 every OS...

>that's just as fine with me,
-Awfully nice of you...

>I'm not trying to convert anybody.
-Very gracious...

Frankly I'm quite looking forward delving into Irix on
the SGI...

AvS

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