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The way articles like this end up down the grapevine, like a game of telephone, is “mac bad, Linux good.” And I’m considered the idiot for having to ask. The a
by mdmglr 4y ago
The way articles like this end up down the grapevine, like a game of telephone, is “mac bad, Linux good.” And I’m considered the idiot for having to ask.
The article quotes Ken. Then in the next paragraph says “macOS move slowly towards closed standards and tighter control.” But is that what Ken was saying? That part isn’t a quote, and on a quick first read I almost thought that was the reason Ken gave.
Raspberry Pi is no more open than Apple. Sure it runs Linux, but is the ARM processor Raspberry Pi uses open? I recall it wasn’t.
So here are my questions:
1. Why did Ken throw away “zillion years in Apple”?
2. What Pi hardware is Ken using? Pi doesn’t come in laptop or desktop form factor.
3. How is driver support on Ashai? Is everything working?
4. Is there any laptop out there made from aluminum with a strong frame? And a 120hz mini LED or OLED display?
When I’ve look at the options from System76, Framework, Dell, Lenovo and others they all look like my PC laptops from the 2010’s just slightly thinner.
I don’t trust LG, Samsung or Lenovo. The latter due to its history with malware.
- tacker2000 4y agoHe is talking about using Raspbian, the Debian-based OS that runs on the Raspberry Pi among other devices. I’m pretty sure he is running Rasbpian on some laptop and not using a Pi as his “daily driver” ;)
- mdmglr 4y agoAh ok that makes more sense
- doctor_eval 4y agoNot to nitpick but Pi 400 is a desktop form factor. https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-400/ https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-400/
- margorczynski 4y agoI'm getting flashbacks of my C64 seeing a computer being put into a keyboard.
- doctor_eval 4y agoI know. I never owned a C64 (I was a Z80 guy :) but I was tempted to buy a 400 just to have one!
- teo_zero 4y agoWe can only speculate on what hardware Ken Thompson likes most, or what annoyed him about macOS, he didn't tell. The article only deals with your question #3, and the answer is yes, everything's working. As of the fourth question, the key message seems to be: don't buy a Framewok or System76 Linux laptop... the best Linux laptop is a Mac.