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> Any freedom you're enjoying with PF isn't there because Apple decided it was a good idea. It's there because Apple decided to build on BSD. It’s there becaus
by lilyball 6y ago
> Any freedom you're enjoying with PF isn't there because Apple decided it was a good idea. It's there because Apple decided to build on BSD.
It’s there because Apple decided it was a good idea. If they didn’t think it was a good idea, they wouldn’t have included it. Your next sentence even implies this when it admits that Apple’s inclusion of PF is only a few years old.
> I'm actually surprised MacOS even has PF (apparently since 2015, enhanced from other BSD implementations).
- ayyy 6y agoIt's not like PF was billed as a hot new feature of the OS. I believe it's a happy accident that we got PF, and I won't be shocked if it goes away in the future. Especially now that it's been publicly documented that it can block Apple apps.