Re: Early-2014 Macbook Air and Linux Mint Cinnamon

On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:09:00 +0100, Nuno Silva wrote:

> 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

Gforth works fine on Linux x64 distros. Well, as fine as Forth ever 
worked.