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helloSystem 0.8 Released As macOS Inspired FreeBSD Desktop OS
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Originally posted by ezst036 View PostFor right now they don't mean as much, but when the day comes that Apple no longer offers an x86 version of MacOS, a certain percentage of those Hackintosh people aren't going to buy a Mac. They're going to continue using open source software.
If these people wanted Windows, they wouldn't be working as hard as they can to stay off of Windows. Having distros(Linux or BSD) that look as exact as MacOS as they can be is going to bring in a chunk of that crowd.
distros looking like macos will do nothing, just like distros looking like windows did nothing. os look doesn't matter, functionality and compatibility does.
does it run current macos apps? no? then it's useless.
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Originally posted by ezst036 View PostYou hear about it a lot when it comes to fonts/font rendering.
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I didn't know about helloSystem but wow this looks good:
Some technologies are not wanted in this project because they are too complex or deemed aesthetically unpleasant.- Client side window decorations
- Menus hidden behind Hamburger icons
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helloSystem is not inspired by modern macOs, but mostly by older mac's systems. airyxOS is inspired by modern macOs
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Originally posted by ElectricPrism View PostEdit: Email client screenshot -- this is a first for me seeing this.
...of course, they're all Eudora knock-offs in the end. (Which reminds me. Now that I'm using a retired ARM cube to provide services like DHCP, DNS with DHCP-provided records (i.e. mDNS for things that don't do mDNS), NTP, Win98SE-compatible SMB, and MacOS9-compatible AFP/AppleShare for my Internet-less retro-hobby LAN, I should set up a mail server on it and install Eudora for some more retro-nostalgia... I'll probably start playing around with WebDAV and netboot first though.)
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I like their list of things they don't like about Macs: https://github.com/helloSystem/hello- Because we want all software to be "sideloaded" rather than coming from monopolistic stores https://www.lunduke.com/2021/07/goog...t-sideloading/
- Because we disagree with phone-home, tracking, activation. Apparently it is not necesseary to activate Macs. Has the NSA ordered this "feature" so that they can track people even better?
- Because Apple is spying on you. Yes. Despite all the talk about "privacy" there is the DSID
- Because used Apple devices have to be thrown away if they are "FMIP locked" (which regularly happens with previously company-owned devices) https://twitter.com/TWArecycles/stat...49353335509003
- Because all the locks and shackles Apple is putting on their devices is filling nothing but the landfills and their pockets https://twitter.com/RDKLInc/status/1477410245131616256
- etc ... etc ... [there's a lot more anti-Mac points, all of them seem pretty agreeable]
I don't like the look or feel or workflow of older (or newer) Macs, but for those who do, this looks pretty interesting.
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Originally posted by ezst036 View Post
Agreed. This portion of the Hackintosh crowd (and I think its the largest, BTW) will buy an authentic Mac once the option is gone. Hackintoshes only really became a thing once the Intel based Mac came into existence. It was almost impossible in the Mac PPC days. It'll be a lot more difficult in the ARM-only Mac days that are coming soon.
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Many people using computers also use iPhones and iPads which means they'll prefer macOS for the integration and ecosystem benefits. I seriously doubt this can be provided by helloSystem which probably makes it more of an easy way to freebsd with a pre-installed GUI.
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