[dwyer]

> maybe I should go back to Snow Leopard; I can't think of a single valuable change to OS X since then...

I wish I had that option, but I'm an iOS developer, so I upgrade when Apple forces me to, and right now their forcing Mavericks and up.

> Linux is only free if you don't value your time.

Amazing how the largest server farms on earth are all run by administrators who don't value their time...

[tokenizerrr]

There's a large difference between linux on the server and on your (personal) desktop.

[Snesker]

Not knowing how to operate a server, I have to assume it's harder and you have to know everything it does and the CLI to use it. Not the same for mint or any other pre-packaged distros.

[tokenizerrr]

There's a lot less strange issues and hardware incompatabilities are not really a thing. No massive complicated daemons such as X either.

But yes, the CLI is a requirement.

[aaronem]

The largest server farms on earth are all run by administrators who are extremely well paid for their time. Linux isn't free for the companies who hire them.

[aceperry]

"Linux isn't free for the companies who hire them"

Actually, Windows isn't free for the companies who hire them. And you need to hire a lot more Windows admins than Linux admins if you want to keep your server farm running. But Windows admins are cheaper than Linux/Unix admins, so the phb can crow about that.