mad at Apple

[ebykm]

I don't know where to post this........

I've been using MacOS since the System 7 days and was planning to purchase a portable system capable of running OS X, Solaris, Ubuntu and windows natively.

So, i posted the question in Apple Discussions regarding the same, all i asked was if *nix es can be run on Mac natively or anyone have done it successfully and guess what after getting 5 or so replies, my post mysteriously vanished deleted by the hosts

and my next post regarding the deletion of the post also vanished after 5 replies.

Thought if all these OSes could quad boot on a Mac, i could save $$$$ by avoiding generic x86 hardware. If Apple doesn't like putting other Operating Systems on their hardware, why the hell they created Boot Camp , or are they affraid of Solaris & Ubuntu ?.

What do you think ?.

[Lt Major Burns]

linux people will always try to get linux to run on anything. if your toaster one day had a screen, it'd be a good bet that someone would get linux to run on it within weeks.

although i don't know if linux works or not, i would guess so, and i've heard stories i think.

solaris is more difficult, but probably runs along the same theory.

[bbloke]

Hmm, I am not sure what Apple's reasons for deleting the posts were. Linux has been run on PowerPC Macs for years, so I would be surprised if Apple objected to talk of Linux on Intel Macs (unless there were direct performance comparisons with OS X that were less than favorable?). Are there any legal issues about running Solaris on a Mac, which Apple want to steer clear of?

I did a little bit of searching and found a few pages that might be of interest:

Solaris:
Solaris Nevada build 36 running on an iMac

Solaris on an Intel Mac using Parallels Desktop


Linux:
Engadget article on Linux running on Intel iMacs

Mactel-Linux - efforts to get Linux running on Intel Macs

Linux vs. OS X on an Intel Mac


Oh, and as a side note, there has been mention of Leopard being able to use Sun's ZFS...

[Viro]

The Intel Macs run Linux perfectly. However, take it from a long time Linux user, Mac OS X has nothing to fear from Linux as far as usability is concerned. Performance wise, while it isn't bad, there are things that could be better. You will not notice a performance difference, unless you're running some benchmarks to measure that difference.

[DeltaMac]

I can't tell you about quad-booting, but Parallels will do the ones you mention as guest OSes, plus many more, all while remaining booted to OS X.
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/os/

[simbalala]

Originally Posted by Lt Major Burns

linux people will always try to get linux to run on anything. if your toaster one day had a screen, it'd be a good bet that someone would get linux to run on it within weeks.

I bought an electronic meat thermometer yesterday and I was waiting for the penguin to pop up on the LCD display.

[fryke]

(Moved the thread. "Opinions & Open Letters", from its description, looks like the perfect fit for me.)

[chevy]

Originally Posted by simbalala

I bought an electronic meat thermometer yesterday and I was waiting for the penguin to pop up on the LCD display.

It only works when you cook penguin meat...

... ok sorry, I leave the place ...