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Re:Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS by allthetime on Monday February 23, 2026 @02:56AM (#47119345)
"Local First" implies that something is second.
Re:Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS by winstonwinston on Monday February 23, 2026 @03:14PM (#47128115)
To me it implies it is designed to be used local, instead of an afterthought feature.
Re:Show HN: Local-First Linux MicroVMs for macOS by josephg on Monday February 23, 2026 @08:11PM (#47131528)
Thats like describing a mobile only game as "mobile first", even when the developers have no plans to ever port it to other platforms. Its a mobile game.

The grep command line utility isn't local first. Its just local software.