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There are operating systems specifically made to allow for tinkering with the internals. Mac OS, and Windows are not among these. Over time, each has allowed th
by Klwohu 6y ago
There are operating systems specifically made to allow for tinkering with the internals. Mac OS, and Windows are not among these. Over time, each has allowed the user to control fewer aspects of the system. And there's nothing the users can do to stop it. What are they going to do, switch to Linux or BSD? Hah. Anybody who hasn't bailed already is stuck forever with their platform of choice, I would say.
- zepto 6y agoWhy is anyone stuck? If you need to run code in the kernel, you’re obviously competent to use Linux or BSD when needed.
- cglong 6y agoProprietary systems imply vendor lock-in. The more one becomes dependent on a locked down system, the harder it becomes to migrate your data out of it.
- zepto 6y ago> Proprietary systems imply vendor lock-in. It seems like you are talking about proprietary data formats used by end-user applications. That doesn’t have anything to do with choice of platform. It also doesn’t have anything to do with writing kernel extensions.