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Comment by kylec | Hacker News Reader

Wow, nearly everyone works on a Mac. Any Linux/BSD users out there?

I used to have a MBP. After a few months of testing it out I gave it to my wife and gladly got her $200 netbook instead, on which I immediately installed Arch and felt like I could do something again. Ah, the freedom of customizing my OS!

I used to have a MBP. After a few months of testing it out I gave it to my wife and gladly got her $200 netbook instead, on which I immediately installed Arch and felt like I could do something again.

I don't understand this.

Ah, the freedom of customizing my OS!

This, I understand.

>I don't understand this.

It's just that I really disliked OSX windows manager and the finder; also I never liked the shared menubar location. Working with multiple applications has always been a pain in the neck for me. I loved the size and feeling of the multitouch pad but found it frustrating that it was hardly customizable (you even need third party app to do things as basic as third click emulation)

I never was a Mac person and I bought a MBP to give it/me a try. After a few months I was convinced I'll never be one.

Two Ubuntu desktops, one running XFCE, the other Fluxbox.

Arch Linux + OpenBSD. So yes.

Not BSD, but:

Kubuntu laptop and desktop, and a Mac Mini if I have to do some Apple stuff.

Assorted VMware images for Vista and XP. Can boot th PC into Vista if a I really have to.

13" MBP with Arch and FreeBSD for webdev in VMWare.

Here it is: http://www.hugetune.com/workspace.jpg

Just switched back to Linux after 6 years with a Mac. Running on an MBP for now though.

There are quite a few of us: Arch, Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Solaris.

openbsd user here

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1315021

linux-only thinkpad.

Of course. I wouldn't touch OS X with a ten-foot pole.

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