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nosa101 is offline nosa101
2010-05-24 , 21:19
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Originally Posted by pantera1989 View Post
What is MAC good for? Compared to Windows and Linux it has less security and is much worse at multitasking. Plus it doesn't have the freedom of linux or the support of windows. The only thing it has going for it is some eye candy.

I'm sorry. I am biased. I hate anything that is Apple. But these are facts too.
I could give less a **** about your OS preference. I've used Windows and Linux. Right now, I want to use a Mac.

Yes, I love the eye candy
 
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2010-05-24 , 21:20
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Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
VirtualBox works just as well for N900 development, works on Macs, and is free.
How easy is the uninstall process?

And I need a windows CD too?
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2010-05-24 , 21:30
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The virtualbox .dmg includes a 'VirtualBox Uninstall.tool' script (double-click it and it will run automatically in your terminal if you want to do it using the GUI). Guides you through a perfect uninstall...
Virtualbox IS the way to go, it doesn't look like much (in my opinion) but it works like a champ!
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2010-05-24 , 21:35
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Originally Posted by nosa101 View Post
How easy is the uninstall process?

And I need a windows CD too?
Uninstall process is easy, and why would you use Windows when doing development with the N900 when you can use Ubuntu or Debian and get a better environment?
 
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2010-05-24 , 21:38
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Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
Uninstall process is easy, and why would you use Windows when doing development with the N900 when you can use Ubuntu or Debian and get a better environment?
I went with windows because I do a lot of CAD work. But I could do Ubuntu since I used it a while ago.
So I just download Ubuntu, burn the ISO onto a CD and I'm good?
 
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2010-05-24 , 21:41
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Originally Posted by nosa101 View Post
I went with windows because I do a lot of CAD work. But I could do Ubuntu since I used it a while ago.
So I just download Ubuntu, burn the ISO onto a CD and I'm good?
Don't even bother with burning it. When you create the virtual machine in VirtualBox, you can point it at the ISO and it'll treat it like a CD.

Windows offers nothing over Linux when it comes to N900 development. Nokia's Qt tools are identical, and you can work with scratchbox if needed.
 

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2010-05-24 , 21:49
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Originally Posted by pantera1989 View Post
What is MAC good for? Compared to Windows and Linux it has less security and is much worse at multitasking. Plus it doesn't have the freedom of linux or the support of windows. The only thing it has going for it is some eye candy.

I'm sorry. I am biased. I hate anything that is Apple. But these are facts too.
Uh, don't confuse Mac OS, with iPhone OS, it makes you look like a tool. If you weren't confusing them, then you're just being a tool that doesn't know what they're talking about. Regardless, you should stop talking now before you drown in your own bullsh*t.

Have a nice day!
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2010-05-24 , 21:59
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Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
Don't even bother with burning it. When you create the virtual machine in VirtualBox, you can point it at the ISO and it'll treat it like a CD.

Windows offers nothing over Linux when it comes to N900 development. Nokia's Qt tools are identical, and you can work with scratchbox if needed.
However if you also want to target Symbian devices then I think using Windows is still required, right?
 
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2010-05-24 , 22:18
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Originally Posted by stlpaul View Post
However if you also want to target Symbian devices then I think using Windows is still required, right?
Yeah I think so. I know I read that somewhere
 
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2010-05-24 , 22:36
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Yeah I think so. I know I read that somewhere
http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2010...t-using-linux/
 
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