[BNM] Going Mac

[Antony Jones]

ies4OSX!

Ant

On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 16:45 +0000, Alan Newman wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Yeah, it all sounds great...but I just want to be able to do browser  
> testing in IE6/7 on my MacBook....
> 
> Shelling out 40 quid for Parallels seems a far easier and less hassle!  
> It pays for the hours work in itself!
> 
> - Alan
> 
> On 4 Nov 2008, at 16:03, Antony Jones wrote:
> 
> > Ah, I see.
> >
> > Well - it looks like you might be on a bit of a compile-a-thon then!
> > Tell you what, buy VMWare, install Linux in a VM, then use 'aptitude
> > install virtualbox-ose' inside that VM.
> >
> > TADA!
> >
> > Ant
> >
> > On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 15:57 +0000, Alan Newman wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Well I like to respect licensing as far as possible....the PUEL
> >> version isn't really appropriate.
> >>
> >> ;-)
> >>
> >> - Alan
> >>
> >> On 4 Nov 2008, at 15:11, Antony Jones wrote:
> >>
> >>> My apologies - I just realised that you want the OSE version
> >>> _specifically_ - Any reason for wanting it? the PUEL one works  
> >>> better
> >>> with USB...
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 14:52 +0000, Alan Newman wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I doubt it's any different on a Mac to be honest...but the point
> >>>> is, I
> >>>> would have to look it up and work it out....it would probably  
> >>>> involve
> >>>> MAKE and all sorts of bits and pieces. It's not worth it for 60
> >>>> quid...I just want it *to work*.
> >>>>
> >>>> ;-)
> >>>>
> >>>> - Alan
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 4 Nov 2008, at 13:01, Antony Jones wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> After looking at Virtual Box and the licensing - and I may be
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> completely wrong here - but it seems that Virtual Box is a hassle
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>> instal.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What gives you that impression?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I go to their site, download the .deb file for the Closed Source
> >>>>> version, and it installs.
> >>>>> If I want the open source version I type "aptitude install
> >>>>> virtualbox-ose" into my console and wait 15 seconds or so for it  
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> download and install.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If it's more difficult on Mac then hey, what can I say. You should
> >>>>> use
> >>>>> something easy like Linux ;)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ant
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 12:43 +0000, Alan Newman wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Well, I've been wondering this myself...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> After looking at Virtual Box and the licensing - and I may be
> >>>>>> completely wrong here - but it seems that Virtual Box is a hassle
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>> instal. It appears that the binaries only shipped under their
> >>>>>> Personal
> >>>>>> Use and Evaluation Licence, where as the source is released under
> >>>>>> their Open Source License.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> It strikes me that is is just easier to go and buy Parallels  
> >>>>>> and be
> >>>>>> done with it...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ;-)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> - Alan
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 30 Oct 2008, at 12:09, AndrewGill73 at gmail.com wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I'm wondering why anyone would pay for Parallels when Virtualbox
> >>>>>>> is
> >>>>>>> free and
> >>>>>>> does the same job ? - can anyone enlighten me ?? Thanks.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
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> >> www.sensibledevelopment.com - online auction development that looks
> >> good and works in real time.
> >> www.alannewman.com - find out what I am thinking
> >>
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> >> email: 	alan at sensibledevelopment.com
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> www.sensibledevelopment.com - online auction development that looks  
> good and works in real time.
> www.alannewman.com - find out what I am thinking
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> email: 	alan at sensibledevelopment.com
> land: 		+44 (0)1273 621110
> mobile: 	+44 (0)7711 006551
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