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Security is not support. If they distributed defective software (with security vulnerabilities), they should fix reported vulnerabilities or at least provide a

• nomel 5y ago
  > they should fix reported vulnerabilities One could claim that they do, always, in the newer versions of the OS, which are almost universally incremental improvements based on the older versions. Not supporting old hardware is something that all companies [1] eventually must do, since resources are limited. I don't think Apple or Windows would be a good choice, if openness is a feature you're looking for. 1. https://lwn.net/Articles/769468/ https://lwn.net/Articles/769468/
  • bilkow 5y ago
    > Not supporting old hardware is something that all companies eventually must do I get it, but macOS does not need to do anything hardware-specific to fix security vulnerabilities, they'd only need to patch the old version (which already supports that hardware) and release an update, and only if someone reports a vulnerability. If they planned to group hardware deprecations only every X versions (let's say they'll remove hardware every 5 years), they would have very little work to do to keep those old versions safe. > I don't think Apple or Windows would be a good choice, if openness is a feature you're looking for. I agree, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't also push for them to be better. Personally I love linux but I also need mac for iOS development.