Comments on: What happens in the Mac OS X boot process? http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Mon, 21 May 2012 23:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ma(r)c http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-285308 Ma(r)c Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:29:16 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-285308 The cost of OSX updates DVD's are around 30 euro's but only to be used on Apple machines. But actually the cost of 30 euro's should be the price of any full os. Fair and balanced. Period. Back to the original thought. The cost of OSX updates DVD’s are around 30 euro’s but only to be used on Apple machines. But actually the cost of 30 euro’s should be the price of any full os. Fair and balanced. Period. Back to the original thought.

]]> By: Hacker4l!fe http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-164236 Hacker4l!fe Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:09:52 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-164236 push the option key when booting. :-) push the option key when booting. :-)

]]> By: Mac OS X Boot Process | nthev http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-130630 Mac OS X Boot Process | nthev Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:15:02 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-130630 [...] Found this info – though it seems a bit dated [...] [...] Found this info – though it seems a bit dated [...]

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]]> By: tripleX http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-99140 tripleX Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:58:03 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-99140 I like my tv, radio, dvd-player, my fridge, my cooker. Very useful. But I love my car and I love my Mac. I like my tv, radio, dvd-player, my fridge, my cooker. Very useful. But I love my car and I love my Mac.

]]> By: utahnix http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-96724 utahnix Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:59:15 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-96724 OS X has some great things about it, but not all of us think it's the cat's meow. OS X is no more *the* OS than XP, Vista or 7 is. It's a choice. Nothing more - at least in my opinion. I like that OS X was originally built atop many open components - i.e. CUPS, KHTML, BSD, Samba, etc, etc... but I don't like how Apple has caked a thick, proprietary layer atop it. In my mind, the question is... is OS X really open, or very closed? Both? Neither? It's hard to say, IMO. While I will give Apple cudos for realizing that open-source code is high-quality stuff, and that it generally does the job really well, I find many of their marketing claims a bit hypocritical. The so-called "Redmond, start your photocopiers" bit they did when Tiger was released was particularly hypocritical. Copying ideas (Microsoft) is one thing... copying source code, line by line (Apple), is another. And the debate on security... well, is debatable. There is no way to conclusively prove what OS is more secure, regardless of what opinions may exist on either side. The way I see it, a lot of the best features from OS-X (IMHO) came from the OSS community, not Apple. And Microsoft, they just buy their competition's products and then slap MS logos on them... or litigate the competition out of existence. And Linux... well, Linux isn't for everyone either. It can be hard to configure, and getting software to install isn't always a walk in the park, especially when you run into dependency problems. Hardware support (thanks to cheap hardware and companies that refuse to play nice) can be tricky. But it's transparent, and that's why I like it. But then again I don't expect any of you to agree with me. I believe there is no such thing as "best" per-se. I suppose I see Apple and Microsoft as players in a large game of economics... where either will take whatever control of the market they can get, and will do whatever they can to get it, whether it's good for the consumer or not. I think both companies have had their share of hypocrisy. And to be honest, companies like Novell and RedHat want their share of the pie and will do almost anything to get it as well. But I think Apple and Microsoft are worse. That's my two cents. I'm sure there will be rebuttals to my comments. I'm expecting it. OS X has some great things about it, but not all of us think it’s the cat’s meow. OS X is no more *the* OS than XP, Vista or 7 is. It’s a choice. Nothing more – at least in my opinion.

I like that OS X was originally built atop many open components – i.e. CUPS, KHTML, BSD, Samba, etc, etc… but I don’t like how Apple has caked a thick, proprietary layer atop it.

In my mind, the question is… is OS X really open, or very closed? Both? Neither? It’s hard to say, IMO.

While I will give Apple cudos for realizing that open-source code is high-quality stuff, and that it generally does the job really well, I find many of their marketing claims a bit hypocritical. The so-called “Redmond, start your photocopiers” bit they did when Tiger was released was particularly hypocritical. Copying ideas (Microsoft) is one thing… copying source code, line by line (Apple), is another.

And the debate on security… well, is debatable. There is no way to conclusively prove what OS is more secure, regardless of what opinions may exist on either side.

The way I see it, a lot of the best features from OS-X (IMHO) came from the OSS community, not Apple. And Microsoft, they just buy their competition’s products and then slap MS logos on them… or litigate the competition out of existence.

And Linux… well, Linux isn’t for everyone either. It can be hard to configure, and getting software to install isn’t always a walk in the park, especially when you run into dependency problems. Hardware support (thanks to cheap hardware and companies that refuse to play nice) can be tricky. But it’s transparent, and that’s why I like it. But then again I don’t expect any of you to agree with me. I believe there is no such thing as “best” per-se.

I suppose I see Apple and Microsoft as players in a large game of economics… where either will take whatever control of the market they can get, and will do whatever they can to get it, whether it’s good for the consumer or not. I think both companies have had their share of hypocrisy.

And to be honest, companies like Novell and RedHat want their share of the pie and will do almost anything to get it as well. But I think Apple and Microsoft are worse.

That’s my two cents. I’m sure there will be rebuttals to my comments. I’m expecting it.

]]> By: homs http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-93799 homs Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:42:17 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-93799 once you go mac you never look back once you go mac you never look back

]]> By: internet http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-63847 internet Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:38:55 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-63847 This all is no longer true. In the Leopard everything changed and the mentioned scripts no longer exists. Over time unix-like features stolen from BSD-Unix became more and more crippled. Fare well OSX ... This all is no longer true. In the Leopard everything changed and the mentioned scripts no longer exists. Over time unix-like features stolen from BSD-Unix became more and more crippled. Fare well OSX …

]]> By: The Cave » Blog Archive » What happens in the Mac OS X boot process? http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-50580 The Cave » Blog Archive » What happens in the Mac OS X boot process? Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:20:47 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-50580 [...] Nice. [...] [...] Nice. [...]

]]> By: alex http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-38281 alex Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:47:36 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-38281 To search for a file through the entire actual partition, you can use: $ find / -name "file.ext" where file.ext is the name and extension of the file to be searched. It's the same as in other *NIX system, I think. Alex To search for a file through the entire actual partition, you can use:

$ find / -name “file.ext”

where file.ext is the name and extension of the file to be searched.

It’s the same as in other *NIX system, I think.
Alex

]]> By: big bob http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-36308 big bob Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:01:04 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-36308 simple question...you know how in windows you can search for a file on the entire hard drive by typing dir *.doc /s does anyone how to do this from terminal? simple question…you know how in windows you can search for a file on the entire hard drive by typing dir *.doc /s does anyone how to do this from terminal?

]]> By: chunky_woman http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-32823 chunky_woman Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:45:50 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-32823 1.42Ghz,768MB,80GB- -nice comp how do u start in the mac os x 10.5? 1.42Ghz,768MB,80GB- -nice comp

how do u start in the mac os x 10.5?

]]> By: Apple is Not Fruit » What happens in the Mac OS X boot process? http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-27839 Apple is Not Fruit » What happens in the Mac OS X boot process? Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:27:31 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-27839 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Jack http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-26451 Jack Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:22:13 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-26451 Now that Mac OS X is based on the i386 platform, I'm thinking of switching to it from XP. Any advice? Now that Mac OS X is based on the i386 platform, I’m thinking of switching to it from XP. Any advice?

]]> By: MacOS » Blog Archive » What happens in the Mac OS X boot process? http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-25733 MacOS » Blog Archive » What happens in the Mac OS X boot process? Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:55:57 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/#comment-25733 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

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