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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: The problem with not owning the software
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 16:32:15 -0000 (UTC)
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Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> On 2025-01-04 19:39, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> I wanted to install something to calculate the wear on my MacBook M1's 
> storage and experienced this first-hand. It's much easier with Linux.

That's a surprise. Was trivial here.