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I see, so you mean rooted or unlocked?

• titanomachy 5y ago
  I suppose. If I buy a new Macbook I can immediately compile and run whatever software I like on it. I don't usually think of it as "rooted": in my mind, root access is the norm when you buy a general-purpose computer.
  • akkartik 5y ago
    This was kinda what I was trying to suss out. I've gradually started thinking of Macbooks as "not general-purpose." For example, I can no longer get gdb working on them. At least it's imposed enough barriers that I haven't been incentivized to spend a lot of effort getting over. Going back to your original comment above, a general purpose computer definitely helps. But as the chromebook side of things shows, it's not sufficient.
    • quanticle 5y ago
      I don't think Chromebooks are general-purpose devices either. You certainly can't install arbitrary code on them. A Chromebook is closer to an iPad-with-a-keyboard than it is to a general-purpose laptop running Linux (or even Windows).
      • akkartik 5y ago
        I don't particularly like Chromebooks, but this doesn't seem like a fair characterization. You can put Chromebooks in Developer Mode without needing anyone's permission. You can install Linux on them. You can run Linux programs on them. (Though I don't know for sure that you can run gdb on them.)