[clue-tech] Linux on an iMac: Worth it?

[Timothy Klein]

So I just bought an iMac G5 17" flat-panel/computer.  I have been 
learning the ins and outs of OS X.  I like it, more or less (although 
the hype overdoes it).

I'm curious if anyone has a compelling reason to use Linux on such 
hardware?  I have a fast LAN connection to my Linux machine, with 
terminal and X application access on the Mac.  I have a Unix-based OS 
that can run a lot of the free software I like on Linux, should I 
choose.  I won't be ditching OS X, as I want the support for my iPod, 
Photoshop, ColorSync, etc...  But how hard is a dual-boot set up?  It's 
a 64-bit machine, which I have wanted for my Linux machine for 
awhile...

I am curious, does anybody use Linux rather than Mac OS X on Apple 
hardware?  Are there any Knoppix-like live CDs for the Mac?

Tim

(PS -> After living with just Linux for years now, the font display on 
the Mac surprised me.  For all the griping about the horror of Linux 
fonts, the freetype rendering is actually noticeably superior, compared 
to whatever Apple uses.  And it is not a hardware issue:  X 
applications that display on my Mac, but are KDE apps running on my 
Linux box, look better on the same monitor, than the native Mac apps.  
I guess all that work on fonts paid off.)
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