My Professor Says Linux Sucks and Is Not Real Unix. 141
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On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:15:09 -0700, Luna Lane
About four years ago I ported several thousand lines of code from DEC Tru64 Unix to Linux (RedHat 7.x) as we replaced our aging DEC Alphas with DELL dual Xeons. The port was trivial, and the system was MUCH faster. Linux may be a poor hack of Unix, but it works quite well as a Unix replacement. Unix ain't gonna replace Linux, because it does not have the apps.
Sure, they're fragmented. While they "dip into many of the same streams," each, by virtue of being distinct, has ways in which it does...
According to what I've read, you're going to be waiting a LONG time for MAC on cheap hardware. Several articles have pointed out that MAC will be using proprietary cpu's from Intel - not your typical x86 version, so I'm afraid you're out of luck.
BTW - I've been running linux only on our three computer home network for a couple of years - it was a bit dicey weaning my wife off WinXX, but it is certainly a lot more solid now. I've also installed Mandrake 10.1 on the public access internet computers at the local library, and everyone's happy. We did a customer satisfaction survey recently, and there were NO complaints. The answers indicated that a lot of patrons were not even aware that they were not running MS.