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Re:Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu ... by nix23 on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @12:45PM (#24839540)
>Options are limited

No not really, but limited is the mindset of peoples.

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Re:Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu ... by gabereiser on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @12:51PM (#24839616)
>No not really, but limited is the mindset of peoples.

I'd argue options really are limited. Your counter argument assumes one can just roll their own OS with the same features and functionality as current-gen OS's. That's quite a leap. Options today are Windows, Mac, or some flavor of Linux if you can get it to work. Linux aside, Windows and Mac both are making it so you no longer own the OS but are "subscribed" to it. Making it easy for them to implement anti-consumer strategies to lock you in.

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Re:Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu ... by fsflover on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @01:35PM (#24840166)
> or some flavor of Linux if you can get it to work

Do not try to get anything work. Just buy preinstalled.

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Re:Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu ... by a1369209993 on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @03:49PM (#24841663)
Buy preinstalled from where, exactly?

(And no, chromebooks are not linux for any practical purpose, although they probably would be easier to install a real linux system on.)

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Re:Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu ... by fsflover on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @03:54PM (#24841711)
https://system76.com

https://puri.sm

https://www.debian.org/distrib/pre-installed

and many more.

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