Linux Desktop Test Drive

摘要

Since my reawakening to the macintosh plat- form, I have primarily been using an Apple Power-Book running OS X, and I've been really happy with it (infoworld.com/377). But the CTO in me doesn't like the fact that using OS X creates vendor lock-in on the hardware side. Granted, complaining about being locked into PowerBook C4 hardware is like whining about being forced to drive a Porsche, but it's still lock-in. Although I'm not giving up my PowerBook or OS X any time soon, I decided that it was prudent to snap out of my Mac giddiness and check out other desktop OS alternatives ― it is, after all, my job to stay on top of these things. With Longhorn still a long way away, there wasn't much to consider from Microsoft.