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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by rowanG077 on Sunday November 29, 2020 @07:48PM (#25249627)
Exactly you need to compromise significantly on speed and form factor. It's simply not practical for me to do that.
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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by bigbubba on Sunday November 29, 2020 @08:00PM (#25249697)
No computers available in the years preceding the present were practical for you? I doubt that.
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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by rowanG077 on Monday November 30, 2020 @01:27AM (#25251219)
Not in a 13 inch form factor.
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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by bigbubba on Monday November 30, 2020 @12:29PM (#25256341)
If you desire the latest and greatest no matter how proprietary, that's your prerogative. But to then pretend you want open hardware but have your hands tied is silly.
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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by cbozeman on Monday November 30, 2020 @06:14AM (#25252646)
No, its practical... you just don't want to do anything more than what's easiest, because that's how humans have evolved.

You could drive across country right now without a cell phone, just buy a Rand McNally road atlas. That's all you need.

You won't... because it would require you to pay attention to signs and exits, instead of having Google Maps do all that for you.

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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by rowanG077 on Monday November 30, 2020 @12:19PM (#25256199)
I don't have a smartphone so I do in fact use maps.
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