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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: The problem with not owning the software
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 00:39:54 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 4 Jan 2025 21:50:21 +0000, Sn!pe wrote:

> [OT] That's the great thing about Apple:  from the users' viewpoint it
> all "just works".

Until it doesn’t. Why do you think Mac users feel the need for something 
like Homebrew? That adds Linux-style package-manager functionality that is 
missing from macOS. Because without it, trying to install open-source 
software turns into a complete nightmare.