Quote from: Citizen_not_Consumer on March 13, 2026, 17:00:34No you are not. since Apple introduced the T2 security chip on the boot system unless the OS is approved and signed by Apple you can't install it. At least without special hacks.
The T2 chip hasn't been used for years now (since Intel era macs). Its functionality has been integrated into the M silicon chip.
Also, regarding your second statement, I would like to refer you to the asahi Linux faq:
"Apple allows booting unsigned/custom kernels on Apple Silicon Macs without a jailbreak! This isn't a hack or an omission, but an actual feature that Apple built into these devices. That means that, unlike iOS devices, Apple does not intend to lock down what OS you can use on Macs (though they probably won't help with the development). Further reading: "Introduction to Apple Silicon" and "Apple Platform Security Crash Course"."
Quote from: Randy Hill on Today at 03:55:06And still runs photoshop and allows you to edit RAW files, etc. it's a low end Lambo, but still a Lambo.
Their point is still true though, I honestly don't know anyone who edits on 8 GB. Maybe smartphone users. But anyone who is serious about editing isn't doing that.
Quote from: Randy Hill on Today at 03:58:33MacOS is BSD Unix, comes with terminal app giving you access all the Unix command line tools, and run all the open source tools you want.
yeah, but how many apps are there ported to BSD Unix compared to Linux? There are far more Linux compatible apps.
It's not just about being able to run same cli commands. I would also say chromeOS is far closer to Linux than macOS to BSD Unix. Apple has had decades to make modifications and changes that move away from it. By contrast, chromeOS is a (relatively) newer OS.
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