It is that I want a full Linux system for various purposes and that therefore saves me having to install X11 on OS X.
In my experience (as noted, not that great on recent Macs but otherwise fairly extensive) the more programs you cram onto your operating system, the more likely it is to start experiencing problems or at least reach the point where different programs start to conflict and you can't upgrade X without Y falling over.
Eventually, I will probably have at least one "stable" virtual Linux box and another that I can use for experimenting with new software. Meanwhile, OS X can remain in an almost vanilla state with just subtle hints of flavouring and a few add on programs, making it relatively painless to backup and restore.
Wulf
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