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How long do you expect them to support Intel processors though? It’s been like 6 years since the last MacBook release had any Intel processor, and Apple doesn’t
by yladiz 21d ago
How long do you expect them to support Intel processors though? It’s been like 6 years since the last MacBook release had any Intel processor, and Apple doesn’t make OS updates anymore, so it doesn’t surprise me that Homebrew stopped too.
- basiliobeltran 21d agoI have one of the last Intel Macs and works perfectly fine (on Sonoma). How long should I expect working tech being supported? I am already looking at Linux, but still need to get out of the Apple ecosystem. I am not going to spend +2500 Euros every 5 years on a laptop
- lnenad 21d agoWhat does saying "working tech" do for you? If I have a working Samsung CRT from 25 years ago do I ping them about smart TV support? Nowadays it's a shitty situation with planned obsolescence; but 6 years for an open source project dedicating resources to a dead end is more than enough and appreciated.
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- mrpippy 21d agoSonoma will be getting its last security update imminently (possibly tomorrow).
- watermelon0 21d agoAre you implying that a 6 year old hardware is as good as a paperweight? Outside of the Apple fairyland this is just bonkers. I'm not blaming the Homebrew project/developers here, but the fact that many people are okay with deprecating perfectly fine hardware.
- nebezb 21d agoNo, he’s asking what you think a reasonable support timeline is. An open source project supporting hardware 6 years old is pretty awesome.
- yjftsjthsd-h 21d agoNixOS is an open source project that runs great on my 2013 Dell laptop. I think the real point of distinction is that brew depends on Apple's OS and SDK, which somewhat ties their hands, while other OSs don't.
- ryandrake 21d ago6 years is really not a long time at all. You can probably find heaps of open source software out there that compiles and runs perfectly on 20 year old PCs. It's not like the maintainer has to do much to retain support--they just have to not make the software dependent on new operating systems. Bits don't rot.
- richwater 20d agoHow many of those 20 year old projects had to go through an architecture change that the manufacturer no longs supports? Come on man be reasonable.
- ryandrake 20d agoHomebrew doesn't have to lift a finger to support Intel Macs. It already does! All they have to do is not kill support for them. Hey, it's their software, they are all volunteers and can do whatever they want. I'm grateful for the short window of time in which I was able to use their software. I don't get to decide their support period, but I will still hopelessly complain about it. "Deliberately breaking compatibility with a computer because it is old" is my biggest axe to grind with the whole software industry, and I'll shake my fists at this cloud until I die.
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- trvz 21d agoAnd given the performance jump from Intel to Apple Silicon, the perceived difference is 10+ years even.
- larodi 21d agoSure, but 2019s Intel Macs are aboslutely usable for most tasks, and given much of the agentic dev. happens... somewhere remotely, it is more an opportunity to reuse this equipment for various tasks, rather than pollute the already dirty Earth with more electronic waste.
- trvz 20d ago1) usable for most tasks != pleasent to use for most tasks 2) using an Intel Mac as your main computer, for most tasks != using it as a home server
- vor_ 20d agoYears, honestly. After all, Intel Macs just received a major macOS release from Apple only 12 months ago. MacPorts manages to support all the way back to Leopard!