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>proprietary software

I suck 10 cocks a day, but I'd like to at least double my daily ration. How would you achieve that, fellow macOS user?

>>889084 (OP)

>https://github.com/iCHAIT/awesome-macOS

> Add Code of Conduct document (#469)

>Record GIF screencasts

>Capture and share GIFs on the desktop

>Open-Source Software Freeware (sic)

CUCKED TRASH COLLECTION

>fucking around with your computer just to get a proprietary os on your computer

Hang yourself

I was once entertaining the idea of building a hackintosh, but then I came to the conclusion that it just wasn't worth it. There are two prime reasons to get a Mac: 1) It just werks 2) the OS itself.

macOS has been getting shittier while not gaining any good features (seriously, the only new features for a last few releases have been just more iBotnet). The software available is nice, I'm going to take Boxer over DOSBox any day, but with a rotting base it doesn't really matter anymore. We are better off trying to bring Mac design principles to GNU/Linux instead. And before you reee at me, no one is going to take away already existing software.

The other point, it just werks, is moot with a hackintosh anyway. I would rather just install a GNU/Linux distro than rely on shady hacks to get proprietary software on my PC.

>>889098

It depends. How many iDevices do you already own? Have you been saving up to afford a dinner with Tim Cock yet?

>>889084 (OP)

>t.niggercattle

>/tech/ being able to afford post-2010 hardware or figure out how to install Clover

Nice b8.

>>889093

Excuse me sir,i use modern unix plus commercial apps.

also >all these autism hate

forty keks

>>889128

>this post brought to you by your friendly neighborhood markov chain

>>889113

>There are two prime reasons to get a Mac: 1) It just werks 2) the OS itself.

You forgot the actual primary reason. If you're programming, you need Mac OS in order to compile applications for Mac OS, so if you want to target Mac as one of your platforms, you either need a Mac, you need Hackintosh, or you need somebody to do it for you.

OS X genuinely sucks. The package manager has no native uninstall functionality, there is no tool to verify integrity of OS (SFC/ DISM for Windows, RPM for RHEL). Repair tools for OS are non-existant, and error messages are non-existant. When your OS is borked your options look like reinstall.

>>889177

>If you're programming, you need Mac OS in order to compile applications for Mac OS

Why would a consumer program for Mac if he isn't using it?

I heard that before by a retard who was proud of using swift.

Anyways, what are your hopes for Darling?

http://darlinghq.org/

At least I had a reason to learn BSD and Linux. What does macOS offer that I could be bothered to learn it as well?

>>889177

That and iOS programming, of course. A shame since single-source crosscompiling used to be quite easy for Carbon, though there is some stuff like Cocotron & WinObjC.

>>889186

>itunes/appstore

>package manager

All my keks, use Homebrew.

>>889177

The only reason you’re compiling apps for OSX is to sell them. If you’re just trying to jew apple out of their shekels, I hope you get raped in court.

The few sentient Mac users are smart enough to compile shit themselves or use homebrew/macports. Any other users are Apple’s sheep (willing, content and generally well cared-for). It’s Apple’s right to dictate who gets to shear them.

>>889253

The Mac App Store's $99 entry fee is a big problem in my eyes. They might have standards about providing quality, reliable apps for consumers, but a $99 annual fee just makes sure that those who don't want to pay money beyond buying an actual Apple Mac (not even Macintosh anymore) won't even buy the computer and will just develop for Windows and Android.

>>889247

>All my keks, use Homebrew.

>a shitty ruby package manager with a quality so abysmal it makes the AUR look good

>https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

>We want our community to be more diverse [...] We have created this diversity statement because we believe that a diverse Homebrew community is stronger and more vibrant

You gay turds could at least use pkgsrc or portage.

>>889263

Those are both designed more around importing an alien Linux/BSD environment alongside OS X, a bit like running Cygwin on Windows. Useful for some things, but they don't mesh as well as Homebrew by default.

>>889177

> You forgot the actual primary reason. If you're programming, you need Mac OS in order to compile applications for Mac OS, so if you want to target Mac as one of your platforms, you either need a Mac, you need Hackintosh, or you need somebody to do it for you.

I thought that was given. I was thinking more along the lines of wanting to own a Mac for yourself rather than for business. It should also be possible to install macOS in VirtualBox if you have an image of the OS, so if you don't want to distribute your Mac builds on the AppStore that should be enough.

>>889261

99$ is not that much if you want to use the AppStore to make money. It help out weed the lowest-effort crap at least. If you don't want to make money it's shit though, but you can still distribute builds outside the AppStore.

>>889261

How about the following:

I use macOS for several years, use a lot of various software, and none of it is from Mac App Store.

>>890099

…well except the fucking Xcode

>>889177

bullshit, it works in a VM as well.

>>890099

OS X is a shitty platform. How botnet is it that apple mandates you open the control panel to run any exectuable not approved by apple?