Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.sys.mac.advocacy Subject: Re: Apple Is Becoming Dependent On Linux, Too Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 12:15:18 -0700 Organization: A place where nothing fits quite right Lines: 19 Message-ID: <20260406121518.0000356a@gmail.com> References: <10qui03$1m4ih$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:15:23 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="a5bc6c017d38d06519fb130d43388a16"; logging-data="2431526"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+7aUd3/0yFoguVhLYEGoKvrhHosyMr1YM=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:pOa0FtiGQw9ntotOcnWN/mnrkAI= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:85470 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:144258 On Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:10:18 +0100 Richard Kettlewell wrote: > > But isn=E2=80=99t Docker a Linux-only technology? > > > > That=E2=80=99s right: you will need a Linux-based container system inst= alled > > on your Mac in order to use this driver. =20 >=20 > The only thing Apple have done here, AFAICT, is approve a third-party > driver. They have no involvement in how it gets built. The fact that > tinycorp=E2=80=99s build chain uses Docker tells you nothing about whethe= r it > could be built without it. It's an incredibly Byzantine line of reasoning in service of a point that...well, to be perfectly honest, I have no *idea* what his point is supposed to be o_O