Why do I need it? • Mac App Store doesn’t carry (much) FLOSS • Not everything is packaged for OS X • Avoid making mistakes when building/ installing manually
Homebrew • “Designed” for OS X • Sticks to one standard prefix - /usr/local • Doesn’t duplicate what Apple already provides • Very active user community
What’s not-so-good? • Support for running multiple, differing versions of formulas can be difficult • Doesn’t duplicate anything that Apple already provides