Do you run *BSD and Mac Os X as well? Different machine or same, doesn't matter.

Comments are welcome.

I am running only bsd and only on server. I wish I had a mac...

Of course it runs BSD as desktop or server

I don't really like the apple. Not enough money to buy every piece of software that would run on my PC...

That mouse too, the UI layout... The look is good but except that i don't find nothing interesting to do with a Mac. I don't have a mac look and feel when i use window managers or desktop, i am not fond of it.

I don't run or need lots of proprietary/commercial applications but i run a few which are available on Linux.

But, there is darwinports for software we need. I must say the hardware is pricey as well.

On the surface Mac Os X looks as if it is just a pretty OS. But, what lies beneath is great power. Especially with Altivec (SIMD) engine.

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Anyway, the purpose of this post is to find the relation between *BSD users and Mac Os X users.

Is there by any mean being *BSD user causes you to go for Mac as well? Or being a Mac user go for *BSD as well[/color]

Well,

I'm a hardcore FreeBSD junkie. I'm slowly coming around to the Mac, but I'm not convinced. We have one OS X machine on the network, and it's fun to play with. I've got Apples X11 on it and I love the BSD underpinnings.

HOWEVER--- Mac hardware is significantly more expensive. I don't think that it is of significantly better quality. (This is drawback number one, and is the primary reason I have not moved more aggressively to the Mac environment.) Also, OS X can not forward it's desktop. (Oh sure, I know what you'll say -- Apple Remote Desktop, or X11 forwarding, or vnc... but none of these actually allow you to remotely use a Mac server in a "terminal server" manner. ARD requires OS X on the other end, defeating the purpose. X forwarding only forwards X11 (go figure) and you can not run OS X apps in this environment. VNC comes closest, but only allows for one connection at a time, which just doesn't cut it.)

So I'm disappointed in Apple over these things. They are not total deal breakers, but they are significant issues for me. I have great respect for OS X in general. I am proud that it is BSD based. It is stable and secure, and solves many of the problems faced by todays average Windows user.

So to answer your question, being a BSD user has caused me to take a serious look at the Mac. It has also caused me to expect a lot from OS X, and perhaps to be a bit intolerant of shortcomings not seen in BSD. (ie: I can X forward just fine under *BSD, and I am not limited as to what I can run when i do)