Inventor for Mac on Firstbase

[Kyle Fenton]

Originally Posted by richalex2010

Not the case. Apple uses the HFS+ file system, while Linux uses EXT3. Linux programs do not necessarily work on Mac, as there are major differences due to the different heritages of the operating systems. OS X is based on NeXTSTEP, which is a Unix/BSD-derived system (using the Mach kernel). Linux is an independently, openly-developed Unix-like system. Linux is Unix-like, OS X is Unix-derived, meaning that they are not inherently compatible.
EDIT: Also, the biggest difference to end users with Linux/Mac is the UI; OS X uses the proprietary interface that Apple developed, while Linux uses one of many desktop managers, including GNOME, KDE, and XFCE to name the three most popular (to my knowledge).

Linux executables are not compatible with Mac OS X, however many linux software projects can be compiled if the source code is available.

You can also have multiple window systems on mac os x. X11, KDE, etc. Look at

http://www.finkproject.org/
http://darwinports.com/

for many unix/linux programs that have been modified for mac os x compatibility.

[dani190]

Originally Posted by rc_cola1323

I would so dump windows, but since windows owns the monopoly. I am stuck here with windows. But if you want a good virus protection it is AVAST. It works and is better than any other, plus itz free. TRY IT GUYS.

avast used to
be good, kaspersky is were its at now...