4 Results for Mac OS X

Open Source Dev on OS X - Why?

At the last conference of developers using open source tools I attended, I noticed two things: everyone had a laptop, and the overwhelming majority of those laptops were made by Apple. This situation is hardly unusual--MacBooks are endemic in many corners of the open source community.

But why? Surely developers using open source tools would be better served by running on open source from the ground up, rather than paying for a proprietary operating system.



Feel Left Out, Mac Crowd? Your Open Source User Group

You love open source apps and you love your Mac. Should you join a user group devoted to both? Many people know about Linux User Groups (LUGs), clutches of Linux enthusiasts that exchange ideas and tips with each other, and help new users solve problems they encounter. LUGs are typically local get-togethers, but many meet online as well. As Linux grows in popularity, so do LUGs, but did you know there's also a group for Mac users who love open source? It's called FreeSMUG.



Leave me on a desert island with Handbrake

Everyone has a list of desert island applications -- apps we'd have to have with us if we were stranded on a desert island. One that's on my list for sure is Handbrake, an open source DVD ripper for the Mac (it also works on Linux and Windows).


Video Conversion with Simple Theora Encoder

In keeping with Sam's recent post about video editing tools, let's talk a little about encoding your videos.