On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:20:12AM +0900, Mark Carter wrote:
> I'm mostly into Python, and decided to have a go at writing a little 
> accounts package (in python on OS X). It worked in its primitive way, 
> and I was looking to take it to the next level.
> 
> I decided that sqlite was the way to go. For some reason I couldn't get 
> sqlite3 and the python module to work properly - it didn't seem to 
> commit the data to the database consistently.
> 
> So I thought, what the hell, I'll try Ruby. I switched over to Ubuntu, 
> because it seemed a bit easier than OS X. First impressions: oh man! The 
> sqlite package worked fine, and I came across rsqlitegui, which I can 
> use to inspect the database when coding isn't required.
> 
> I think Ruby is a serious serious contender for python.
> 
> I'm also in two minds as to whether I should try to switch over from OS 
> X permanently. I'm new to iMacs, and I have to say that OS X has a nice 
> polish to it; but then Ubuntu, gotta love those repositories.

If you like Ubuntu's repositories, you should check out Debian's -- much
more extensive, and generally conducive to a more stable system, too.

Similar in extensiveness is FreeBSD's ports collection -- and even *more*
conducive to stability than Debian's repositories.  That's hard to beat.

Both Debian and FreeBSD tend to work best for people who are willing and
able to make their own decisions, however, more than people who want
something "easy".  Ubuntu is far more suited to the average MS Windows
transplant, I suppose.

The above is just one curmudgeonly free unix hacker's opinion, of course.

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