[Tfug] Hackintosh vs. Linux

[Zack Williams]

> Not talking about marketshare.  Jim proposed that
> nursing/maintaining/admining a "Hackintosh" was an exercise in
> frustration because Apple, Inc is actively fighting against you.  I
> was simply pointing out that that's more-or-less true for all
> proprietary solutions.  Without the support of the owner, you're up
> the creek without a paddle when you adopt proprietary software.
> Proprietary software is ultimately a dead end because it's not a
> matter of if the owner will stop supporting you, but when.

Proprietary formats are much more dangerous than proprietary software.
  Lock in only matters when you it eliminates any alternatives you may
have, or keeps your data from you.

Nobody talks about lock-in with text editors (other than the eternal
vi vs emacs muscle memory debate) - it's a non-issue.

- Zack