Re: Early-2014 Macbook Air and Linux Mint Cinnamon

On 2026-06-26, vallor wrote:

> At Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:22:35 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:32:08 +0200, John Bokma wrote:
>> 
>> > On 25/06/2026 03:14, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:15:58 +0200, John Bokma wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On 24/06/2026 03:24, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Yeah, Linux is a proper Unix-type system, unlike that whatever it
>> >>>> is that Apple runs on its machines.
>> >>>
>> >>> In what way?
>> >>
>> >> One obvious one: a core part of the Unix tradition was separation
>> >> of the GUI from the OS kernel. Apple threw that one right out the
>> >> window.
>> >
>> > How?
>> 
>> By integrating its GUI tightly into its OS kernel.
>
> This has already been explained to you.
>
> The OS kernel on a Mac is  Darwin:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_(operating_system)
>
> https://www.puredarwin.org/
>
>  ...but you're some kind of concern/Poe troll that is completely
> intractable regarding MacOS.
>
> And while you are fond of using the term *nix, there's nothing
> wrong with saying "Unix" or "a Unix" to describe POSIX operating
> systems like Linux or FreeBSD -- because those are not trademarks.
> (Another term of art is "Unix-like".)
>
> https://www.fosslinux.com/44623/top-unix-based-operating-systems.htm
>
> UNIX(r), though, is a trademark.  All-caps, with an (r) to
> make sure you know those people Really Mean Business (oh yes).
>
> Now go forth and sin no more.

But to go Forth, it probably helps to have an Apple PowerPC machine :-P

-- 
Nuno Silva