advice

[hehe]

What should I do? My school distributed Ibook g4's.. Im debating whether or not to but linux on it.

Do you think i could get in trouble for doing this?

[Laukev7]

You'd better keep OS X. It's based on UNIX and just as stable. You can run the major Linux software on it anyway.

And yes, you probably would get in trouble, since the computer isn't yours.  

[ September 20, 2004: Message edited by: Laukev7 / BOB ]

[worker201]

Installing Linux on a PPC is no small task.  Finding packages for it once it is installed is kinda difficult too.

But it is totally possible to add gtk or qt or any Linux app to a Mac.  It's not always easy, but it will keep you occupied.

[skyman8081]

the only thing that putting linux on would change is the:

• Kernel
• UI
• API Layers

otherwise it is the exact same thing.  if you want linux software, install fink on it.

Moving to Mac OS section.

[WMD]

quote:Originally posted by hehe:
What should I do? My school distributed Ibook g4's.. Im debating whether or not to but linux on it.

Do you think i could get in trouble for doing this?

Funny...I read a story about a school in Pennsylvania giving out iBooks.  And you're the right age to go there.  :eek:

PS: Linux on a Mac (to me) seems pointless.  

[Paladin9]

Must be a rich school district.  The school district i work for (as a computer tech) is dirt poor.  I could not imagine our district actually giving out laptops to students at any of the schools, let alone mac laptops which are more expensive.  Our district does not even use macs at all.  It is just windows on a Novell network.

[Orethrius]

Gee, I wonder why your principal and IT staffer both just bought a new Vanquish?      

EDIT: More important, the "how" than the "why."

[ September 21, 2004: Message edited by: Midnight Candidate/BOB ]

[bedouin]

There's no reason to install Linux on a Mac unless you have a very specific reason for doing so, or extremely old hardware.  And contrary to what some have said, it's really not that hard.

 

quote: I could not imagine our district actually giving out laptops to students at any of the schools, let alone mac laptops which are more expensive.

They're not more expensive, and that's without considering standard educational discounts, bulk discounts, and lower operating costs.  A limited budget is precisely why a school should go Mac.