Re: Mac OS X 10.5: X11 Documentation/Release Notes
Re: Mac OS X 10.5: X11 Documentation/Release Notes
- Subject: Re: Mac OS X 10.5: X11 Documentation/Release Notes
- From: Merton Campbell Crockett <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:14:45 -0800
On 10 Nov 2007, at 21:53:24, Dave Schroeder wrote:
On Nov 10, 2007, at 11:47 PM, Merton Campbell Crockett wrote:
I think Apple prefers the "Everything Just Works" way of doing
things. That ... tends to break down when they don't.
Now you've done it, Ben. "Everything Just Works" is great
marketing hype. The only product that I've used that this phrase
might describe is BSD/OS. Mac OS X is approaching the mark but
hasn't reached it yet.
It may have reached the "Everything Just Works" status for the
average home and "Windows" users; however, after scanning the
archives this afternoon, it's clear from the comments that this
status hasn't been achieved for the "Unix" user.
Personally, I wouldn't mind paying an additional $50.00 for a
"Professional" edition of Mac OS X that included real documentation
about the underlying Mach Kernel and Core BSD environment.
You'd probably be better off spending your $50 on this:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321278542/
I know that's not really your point, but still...
...it will be out of date.
O'Reilly Media, Macmillan Technical Publications, etc. have made a
fortune from me as my sagging book shelves will attest. I'm not
opposed to buying books to help me use software more effectively.
I take umbrage with the documentation provided with today's software
products where phrases like "Everything Just Works" become a
substitute for providing even inadequate documentation.
Merton Campbell Crockett
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