Make Me Laugh
I read a post about running Mac OS X apps on Linux on Slashdot this morning:
I have the urge to commit my 24″ Core 2 Duo iMac to a single Linux operating system, thus giving up the goodness of my beloved Mac OS X. I am not a stranger to Linux, but I am a stranger to running Mac apps on Linux. On my PowerPC I can use SheepShaver to run Classic apps. The Mac-on-Linux project can run OS X apps, but it requires a PowerPC, not an x86. Virtualizing and emulating are inefficient, especially given the wonderful results the WINE project has had in getting Windows apps to run on Linux. What I would like is an equivalent: a software compatibility layer that will allow Linux to run Mac OS X apps at native performance. I believe there is some additional complexity in accomplishing this. Mac OS X apps aren’t just Mac OS X apps. They are Carbon. They are Cocoa. They are universal binaries. They are PPC code with Altivec. Does such a project exist yet? If not, why not?
Here’s an idea for the Linux Army: How about writing applications that don’t suck?
Every time I read about someone running Windows apps on Linux, it reinforces the impression I have of Linux: the applications must really suck if you want to run Windows apps.
And now they’re starting with Mac apps.
Maybe if you Linux folks could get your collective heads out of your asses, learn a thing or two about decent UI design, stop arguing about whether Gnome is better than KDE, and sit down and code, you might come up with an app as good as Delicious Library, Coda, iPhoto, or any of the many excellent Mac applications. But who am I kidding? Once you realise that none of your Linux buddies are willing to pay for your work, you’ll quit just short of version 1.0 — just like every other Linux application.