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Good - MacOS had an old and crappy version of rsync

by wewewedxfgdf 2y ago

dima55 2y ago
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- modeless 2y ago
  It's really not. The hardware is so good that I put up with it, but it is a bad OS in so many ways. My dream laptop would be a MacBook with a normal keyboard layout and running a well supported version of Linux.
  - jbverschoor 2y ago
    cli? Just run orbstack..
  - mrlonglong 2y ago
    They already do. Asahi Linux.
    - goosedragons 2y ago
      Still missing a bunch of features like USB-C displays. Isn't ready for newer CPUs yet either.
      - echelon 2y ago
        Not to mention that the leads are no longer working on it. Asahi Lina and Hector Martin are gone.
        mrlonglong 2y ago
        People constantly badgering for things was why he quit. Patience goes a long way for a harmonious relationship. They were whiny shits.
        goosedragons 2y ago
        I thought he quit because he got in a row with a Linux kernel maintainer?
  - wenc 2y ago
    macOS is a BSD. If you're used to Linux (I am) it feels there are lots of quality of life changes, but I realized it's because I'm used to Linux. The OS itself is fine.
    - echelon 2y ago
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      - sbuk 2y ago
        > The GUI / UX is horrible. Coming from someone who would "prefer to be in Gnome or KDE", this is a hard criticism to take seriously. KDE is obviously designed by committee and is therefore UI elements are all over the place, and Gnome is just horrible. > Finder is annoying as hell. The icons / layouts do not snap to resizing, proper navigation requires arcane keyboard shortcuts, it's difficult to open new instances in the expected way, tabs suck, navigation sucks. Finder is made for non-power users. Those "arcane keyboard shortcuts" have been around for 40 years. Or is it the Emacs keybinding that you don't like? Opening a new instance of a Finder window is a Cmd N away. New tab? Cmd T - I do not understand what is hard about that. Oh, and tabs are a feature of the system, and native apps (some non-native too) automatically implement them. It seems to me that someone hasn't RTFM'ed. Some "power user" you seem to be... The rest is rant that macOS isn't $MyFavouriteDistro and that is the only way computers should work. > I do not want to "define" terms with the shitty built in dictionary tool, yet that option eats up context window space in every tool. Oh no! A whole line in a context menu! The horror.
        echelon 2y ago
        Everything you've said is an opinion except for one thing: you're telling the user they're wrong. Classic Apple behavior.
        sbuk 2y ago
        What makes my opinion you any less valid than your opinions? Classic arrogant troll behaviour. I merely pointed out that you are exaggerating. Like I said, you want everything to work like it does with your favourite platform, and if it doesn’t then it’s clearly broken or shit or user hostile. Power user? Don’t make me laugh.
- rbanffy 2y ago
  It’s adequate. You can use MacPorts to install a more modern Unix environment. Much better than Windows.
- ndegruchy 2y ago
  Eh, I swap between the big three every day and they're all terrible in their own unique manners. macOS certainly has problems, and Apple's adversarial relationship with open source is not helping anything, but I wouldn't call macOS bad, just not suited for everyone's needs.
- dghlsakjg 2y ago
  Why? This is an included package from a 3rd party that was kept at a previous version for licensing reasons. If you want the latest version of rsync, you can just install it. Are you upset that MacOs doesn’t include a copy of Libre Office, or every other bit of 3rd party software?
  - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
    > Are you upset that MacOs doesn’t include a copy of Libre Office, or every other bit of 3rd party software? I'd be kind of unhappy if my OS shipped an old version of LO.
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procaryote 2y ago
They should just have updated to the recent version of rsync. Their GPL fears are overblown

Good - MacOS had an old and crappy version of rsync

dima55 2y ago

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modeless 2y ago
It's really not. The hardware is so good that I put up with it, but it is a bad OS in so many ways. My dream laptop would be a MacBook with a normal keyboard layout and running a well supported version of Linux.
- jbverschoor 2y ago
  cli? Just run orbstack..
- mrlonglong 2y ago
  They already do. Asahi Linux.
  - goosedragons 2y ago
    Still missing a bunch of features like USB-C displays. Isn't ready for newer CPUs yet either.
    - echelon 2y ago
      Not to mention that the leads are no longer working on it. Asahi Lina and Hector Martin are gone.
      - mrlonglong 2y ago
        People constantly badgering for things was why he quit. Patience goes a long way for a harmonious relationship. They were whiny shits.
        goosedragons 2y ago
        I thought he quit because he got in a row with a Linux kernel maintainer?
- wenc 2y ago
  macOS is a BSD. If you're used to Linux (I am) it feels there are lots of quality of life changes, but I realized it's because I'm used to Linux. The OS itself is fine.
  - echelon 2y ago
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    - sbuk 2y ago
      > The GUI / UX is horrible. Coming from someone who would "prefer to be in Gnome or KDE", this is a hard criticism to take seriously. KDE is obviously designed by committee and is therefore UI elements are all over the place, and Gnome is just horrible. > Finder is annoying as hell. The icons / layouts do not snap to resizing, proper navigation requires arcane keyboard shortcuts, it's difficult to open new instances in the expected way, tabs suck, navigation sucks. Finder is made for non-power users. Those "arcane keyboard shortcuts" have been around for 40 years. Or is it the Emacs keybinding that you don't like? Opening a new instance of a Finder window is a Cmd N away. New tab? Cmd T - I do not understand what is hard about that. Oh, and tabs are a feature of the system, and native apps (some non-native too) automatically implement them. It seems to me that someone hasn't RTFM'ed. Some "power user" you seem to be... The rest is rant that macOS isn't $MyFavouriteDistro and that is the only way computers should work. > I do not want to "define" terms with the shitty built in dictionary tool, yet that option eats up context window space in every tool. Oh no! A whole line in a context menu! The horror.
      - echelon 2y ago
        Everything you've said is an opinion except for one thing: you're telling the user they're wrong. Classic Apple behavior.
        sbuk 2y ago
        What makes my opinion you any less valid than your opinions? Classic arrogant troll behaviour. I merely pointed out that you are exaggerating. Like I said, you want everything to work like it does with your favourite platform, and if it doesn’t then it’s clearly broken or shit or user hostile. Power user? Don’t make me laugh.
rbanffy 2y ago
It’s adequate. You can use MacPorts to install a more modern Unix environment. Much better than Windows.
ndegruchy 2y ago
Eh, I swap between the big three every day and they're all terrible in their own unique manners. macOS certainly has problems, and Apple's adversarial relationship with open source is not helping anything, but I wouldn't call macOS bad, just not suited for everyone's needs.
dghlsakjg 2y ago
Why? This is an included package from a 3rd party that was kept at a previous version for licensing reasons. If you want the latest version of rsync, you can just install it. Are you upset that MacOs doesn’t include a copy of Libre Office, or every other bit of 3rd party software?
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
  > Are you upset that MacOs doesn’t include a copy of Libre Office, or every other bit of 3rd party software? I'd be kind of unhappy if my OS shipped an old version of LO.
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procaryote 2y ago

They should just have updated to the recent version of rsync. Their GPL fears are overblown