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If you're a Linux sysadmin type, it's nice to stay in the same environment as your vms, kubernetes, docker/podman containers, etc. You also get nice eBPF tools
by esseph 1y ago
If you're a Linux sysadmin type, it's nice to stay in the same environment as your vms, kubernetes, docker/podman containers, etc.
You also get nice eBPF tools.
- Nursie 1y agoSure, it's definitely nice to have a consistent env, no particular argument there. It's more "where are the barriers/locks?" that I was interested in
- esseph 1y agoWell, I can't really put Linux on most Macs. That's a barrier to me. Apple doesn't want my money, because Apple doesn't want to sell me a laptop. Apple wants to sell me a curated experience with multiple components in their ecosystem.
- undeveloper 1y agoOn M1 / M2, asahi linux has decent support. People daily drive it.
- esseph 1y agoYes there has been some initial work done, but it's not exactly a mainstream daily driver suitable for deploying in a production environment.
- throw0101c 1y ago> If you're a Linux sysadmin type, it's nice to stay in the same environment as your vms, kubernetes, docker/podman containers, etc. I help sysadmin a few hundred servers, and given the choice I went with a MacBook because Terminal and SSH was good enough to admin stuff. MacOS is also pretty good with the business-y apps I have to deal with at times. A colleague went with a x86 laptop and installed Ubuntu on it, and has regular issues with audio (Google Meeting, Zoom, etc), screen sharing (seems to be Wayland), etc. At a previous job I had a Linux workstation under my desk and a Windows laptop, but with hybrid/remote I 'combined the two' into a Apple laptop.
- esseph 1y agoYeah, I would never in a million years run anything on Ubuntu. It's not exactly known for stability and reliability.