[Gvsig_english] gv_sig and future on mac os

[Benjamin Ducke]

> now at least, for me the user choose the os... for me is osX. So it's 
> unfortunate, for me but I will have the choice of playing "roulette 
> russe" with gv_sig or going to a more secure gis.

Or to actively promote and support gvSIG on Mac OS X to make sure that it lives
on and prospers. That's how open source software works.

Best,

Ben

> 
> Maccel
> Le 10-10-21 à 18:04, Simon Cropper a écrit :
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > On Friday 22 October 2010 2:23:16 am Chris Puttick wrote:
> >> what then?
> >
> > My son has been using a iMac for several years and resisted moving 
> > away from
> > the computer and its operating system for all the wrong reasons 
> > (i.e. vendor
> > lock in with iPhone, iTunes, etc).
> >
> > Recently he moved away from his iPhone and now only use iTunes and 
> > comparable
> > music related products.
> >
> > Faced with an operating system that only allowed Apple products and 
> > one that
> > in recent times is just getting slower and slower (a bit like 
> > windows XP and
> > Vista was doing a year or so back), I convinced him to move to 
> > Ubuntu (well he
> > really convinced himself as I have been nagging him for sometime. 
> > The pivotal
> > point was when he saw me log on and open a program on my machine in 
> > seconds
> > compared to minutes on his).
> >
> > After backing up his system (2-3 hours), it took less than one hour 
> > to set up
> > the base system in Ubuntu. He is enjoying the OS, the 'free' 
> > software and
> > lightning fast OS (at least compared to OS-X).
> >
> > Where to from here? Move your iMac to Ubuntu. You won't be sorry.
> >
> > I know it sound drastic but it really isn't.
> >
> > P.S. It's funny how things are not apparent until they hit you in 
> > the face. My
> > son, while looking at the various movies he had downloaded to 
> > iTunes, asked me
> > how he could view these files as they were in a proprietary format 
> > that could
> > only be read by Apple software. He was livid that he could not view 
> > these files
> > using other software as he had paid good money for these movies. 
> > After a bit
> > of searching we were able to find a conversion routine written in 
> > Open Source
> > that could convert the apple movie format to a more commonly 
> > encountered and
> > used format.
> >
> > -- 
> > Cheers Simon
> >
> > Simon Cropper
> > Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
> > PO Box 160 Sunshine 3020
> > P: 03 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437
> > W: http://www.botanicusaustralia.com.au
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