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Re:Ask HN: Are there any reasonable alternatives to MacBook ... by ianai on Sunday April 08, 2018 @12:29PM (#16786859)
I read a review about running OpenBSD on them last night. It’s probably wide open to anything.
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Re:Ask HN: Are there any reasonable alternatives to MacBook ... by peatmoss on Sunday April 08, 2018 @01:30PM (#16787164)
Yeah, OpenBSD is my litmus test for Linux compatibility. Linux distros like Ubuntu will often figure out how to get questionable hardware working for some value of “working.”

But if OpenBSD runs, it’s a good indicator that the hardware will be extremely well supported and work with the absolute minimum fuss, even if running Linux rather than OpenBSD.

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