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Sounds like it might address a lot of the misgivings I have with using Linux as a workstation; maybe I'll play with it some time

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It’s not a perfect OS, but it’s definitely pleasant to use.

These days I’m on macOS, mainly because of the hardware but also a few pieces of software that I have hard time replacing (Scrivener and Mathematica).

Scrivener is a gem for sure, but I'm always curious if anyone actively using it has tried Highland? I guess I'm biased as it feels extremely "at home" on macOS.

It looks nice, I'll be sure to try it out! Upfront, I don't think it'll cover all my scrivener uses (it seems to be missing a lot of the outlining and research features—please correct me if I'm wrong), but I'm curious enough to try it for a short story or two.

I know that Mathematica is available on Linux. I wonder how much more would be needed for Wolfram to make a FreeBSD release.

I think it already runs on FreeBSD. It's in the handbook somewhere:

- "Linux® Binary Compatibility"

- "Describes the Linux® compatibility features of FreeBSD. Also provides detailed installation instructions for many popular Linux® applications such as Oracle® and Mathematica®."

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/book/#preface-ove...

That's excellent! Thanks for that.

I wasn't able to find that exact reference in the docs of the current release (using a mobile device at the moment). However, there is a very useful forum thread for anyone interested. It's not a straightforward install, but it's definitely possible to install/use Mathematica on FreeBSD.

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/freebsd-13-0-runs-mathema...

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