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Re: Linux for M1 Macs

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On 2020-12-03, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On 2020-12-01, Alan Browne <Blackhole@entropy.ultimateorg> wrote:
>> > On 2020-12-01 12:24, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> >> On 2020-12-01, Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:
>> >>> <https://apple.news/AcUt4L1h2TV2H8Kgna7geOQ>
>> >>> Hector Martin is a developer known for porting Linux to a variety
>> >>> of devices. Back in 2016, he announced a project that brought
>> >>> Linux with 3D acceleration to PlayStation 4. Now, Martin wants to
>> >>> make Linux run natively on new Macs with M1 chip ??? and possibly
>> >>> on any other Apple Silicon Mac.
>> >> 
>> >> Waste of time as far as I'm concerned. I can already run most open
>> >> source *nix software natively in macOS, which has a *much* better
>> >> user experience than any Linux distribution offers.
>> >
>> > I started to write a version of the above, but that's it in a
>> > nutshell.
>> >
>> > 20 years ago I would have said: "Fantastic!" 10 years ago: "Ok,
>> > cool" Now: "That's nice.  G'luck."
>> >
>> > As to Linux, great operating system for the things it does well[1].
>> > What it doesn't do well is pretty much everything for
>> > desktop/office computing.  Horrible desktops.  Forget the degree of
>> > cross device integration that Apple offers (Mac OS, iOS, etc.).
>> >
>> > [1] Servers, databases, appliance h/w (routers, switches, Wifi
>> > bases, too many to mention), control systems, etc. and so on.
>
>> Exactly. I prefer to use the best tool for the job - for desktop
>> computing, Linux ain't it. 
>
> For me, I use all: mac OS, iOS, Windows, Linux, etc.

*sigh*... Pay attention, please. I didn't say I don't use other
platforms. I've used and written software for all of the above
mainstream platforms since the 1980s when there were no standardized
mainstream platforms. I make a living developing enterprise software for
Linux, Windows, macOS, etc on a daily basis. 

What I am saying is for *desktop computing*, Linux is nowhere near as
useful as macOS. 

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JR

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Linux for M1 Macs Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-12-01 08:47 +0000
  Re: Linux for M1 Macs JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-12-01 04:58 -0500
    Re: Linux for M1 Macs Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-12-01 10:39 +0000
    Re: Linux for M1 Macs Krzysztof Mitko <invalid@kmitko.at.list.dot.pl> - 2020-12-01 10:44 +0000
      Re: Linux for M1 Macs Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-12-02 08:22 +1300
        Re: Linux for M1 Macs Krzysztof Mitko <invalid@kmitko.at.list.dot.pl> - 2020-12-01 19:48 +0000
      Re: Linux for M1 Macs Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-12-01 20:29 +0000
  Re: Linux for M1 Macs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-12-01 17:24 +0000
    Re: Linux for M1 Macs Joanna Shuttleworth <js@example.net> - 2020-12-01 18:43 +0000
    Re: Linux for M1 Macs Alan Browne <Blackhole@entropy.ultimateorg> - 2020-12-01 14:33 -0500
      Re: Linux for M1 Macs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-12-02 16:41 +0000
        Re: Linux for M1 Macs ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-12-02 19:22 -0600
          Re: Linux for M1 Macs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-12-03 17:44 +0000
        Re: Linux for M1 Macs JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-12-02 23:31 -0500
          Re: Linux for M1 Macs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-12-03 17:46 +0000
    Re: Linux for M1 Macs Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-12-01 20:25 +0000

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