Goodbye, Apple... forever... mostly...

Sadly, I have run into too many problems trying to run pretty standard Linux software, like RabbitMQ or PostgreSQL on my Macbook Pro, so I'm dumping it.

Forever.

The last straw was when I tried to install RabbitMQ using Macports, and it took 4 1/2 hours, and that's using a 24GB SSD I have installed on the ExpressCard/32 slot.

Even after it was done, it wouldn't allow connections, despite being properly configured (and yes, the firewall was turned off).

So, I dug out an old HP laptop (dv9000), circa 2007, popped in a 16GB SSD (yep, only 16GB), and installed LinuxMint 12. Within 20 minutes, I was in business.

On my "new" laptop, rabbitmq-server took 2 minutes to install, even though it's half the power of my Macbook Pro (granted, on OSX, macports wants to build everything, but still, 4.5 hours to build erlang? seriously???)

That, plus Apples ridiculous antics regarding developers have worn too thin on me. I'm leaving you for a better, leaner, less restrictive environment.

Don't leave the light on. I won't be back.

Well..

That is, until I want to write an iPhone app.. since you won't let me do it on any other platform.

Sheesh. Feels like Microsoft all over again.

- PyDev