>I agree, all I hear is good news. So I'm starting to follow what Apple is doing with the OS. I'm hoping some of the stuff that gets developed for Apple will rub off onto the Linux side. But it looks like it will not happen.
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>John

The good side is that Apple is in a bi-directional relationship with Darwin, the OpenSource project from which the Mac OS X platform was developed. The bad side is that Darwin is a BSD derivative, and as such it exposes the work of contributors to exploitation and theft... especially if their contributions are added to or becomes a propriatary work, something the BSD license doesn't forbid. Considering all the MS FUD about the GPL being 'anti-democratic' and 'anti-IP' it makes their position totally clear when they use BSD software without returning squat to the BSD community or any other, but treats everyone like they are pirates and thieves.

I am not sure a Mac is preferable to a WinXX right now, considering Steven Job's repuatation. IMO, he would be another Gates in an instant, if he could. I also do not like having patches and update releases based on a company bottom line, etc...
JLK