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> maybe I should go back to Snow Leopard; I can't think of a single valuable change to OS X since then...

I wish I had that option, but I'm an iOS developer, so I upgrade when Apple forces me to, and right now their forcing Mavericks and up.

> Linux is only free if you don't value your time.

Amazing how the largest server farms on earth are all run by administrators who don't value their time...

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There's a large difference between linux on the server and on your (personal) desktop.

Not knowing how to operate a server, I have to assume it's harder and you have to know everything it does and the CLI to use it. Not the same for mint or any other pre-packaged distros.

There's a lot less strange issues and hardware incompatabilities are not really a thing. No massive complicated daemons such as X either.

But yes, the CLI is a requirement.

The largest server farms on earth are all run by administrators who are extremely well paid for their time. Linux isn't free for the companies who hire them.

"Linux isn't free for the companies who hire them"

Actually, Windows isn't free for the companies who hire them. And you need to hire a lot more Windows admins than Linux admins if you want to keep your server farm running. But Windows admins are cheaper than Linux/Unix admins, so the phb can crow about that.

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