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2016-03-18
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#272
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Originally Posted by gerbick
Well I have MacBook, so what of it?
So what Linus has a MacBook Air? He can still program on it.
It's just a piece of HW, what you run on it counts;
Code:
juice@sabretooth:~$
juice@sabretooth:~$ sudo lshw | head -n 5
sabretooth
description: Notebook
product: MacBookPro11,2 (System SKU#)
vendor: Apple Inc.
version: 1.0
juice@sabretooth:~$
juice@sabretooth:~$
juice@sabretooth:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS"
juice@sabretooth:~$
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2016-03-18
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Originally Posted by juiceme
Not sure... but in your tone, you seem to be disagreeing whereas I was making the same point. It's just a tool, can be used in many different ways.
Well I have MacBook, so what of it?
It's just a piece of HW, what you run on it counts
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2016-03-19
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No, not disagreeing. I love the piece of HW it is; very nice engineering. It just comes with a default OS that I could not agree with. The constant nagging about creating an Apple ID made it impossible to use... after about a week I gave up and did The Right Thing.
From your comments I understood that some people can use it productively; good for them, I at least gave it a try before moving on
From your comments I understood that some people can use it productively; good for them, I at least gave it a try before moving on
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2016-03-19
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Originally Posted by aegis
It was asking me to give credit details etc. And yes, you need it for updates. Compare to all Linux distros I know, none ask you to give personal info to be able to pull updates and install from repositories.
What's wrong with setting up an Apple ID? That's needed for software updates, the same as Jolla.
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2016-03-19
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Originally Posted by juiceme
Except Sailfish. When I dared to point out that little fact and question why one needs an account, I got the flak. (In all fairness, I received an answer in the end but only after days of severe flames. I am still not convinced that an account was the right solution.)
Compare to all Linux distros I know, none ask you to give personal info to be able to pull updates and install from repositories.
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2016-03-19
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Originally Posted by juiceme
This is true. Without a valid credit card and/or PayPal, you cannot set up an Apple ID even if only for the free updates to the operating system and/or free apps in their store(s).
It was asking me to give credit details etc. And yes, you need it for updates. Compare to all Linux distros I know, none ask you to give personal info to be able to pull updates and install from repositories.
This is often a rallying point against Apple by those that find this requirement disgusting or unnecessary; if not both. It's become the same for Windows as well whereas that is not a requirement on any Linux distro (for the most part - I'm sure some example exists) as of yet.
The whole "require a login" by Jolla is somewhat off-putting to those that hate this kind of corporate behavior.
So to pull this all together, do any other Linux devices require an account?
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2016-03-19
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Originally Posted by gerbick
I couldn't find one on first thoughts.
So to pull this all together, do any other Linux devices require an account?
But when thinking a bit more there is the biggest one
!Red Hat needs an account for binary packages downloads (not for sources, as required by the licenses).
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2016-03-20
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Originally Posted by gerbick
This isn't true. You just select 'none' as a payment method. This is what we do on our office Macs.
This is true. Without a valid credit card and/or PayPal, you cannot set up an Apple ID even if only for the free updates to the operating system and/or free apps in their store(s).
See https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204034
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No problem, I just suggest that people that want something different and open to invest in companies or movements that support free software and (as open as possible) hardware. Even if it is lacking in some areas and costs more.
FSF wants to change the whole industry but I don't think that is needed and I don't think anyone not following suit is evil. On the other hand if there is enough money to be made by creating more stuff like FSF certified hardware things might change for the better.
My minor contribution in that direction will be buying the Pyra instead of a GPD WIN, I might buy a NEO900 motherboard once it is launched, if my laptop stops working buy a FSF certified laptop.