There are a lot of things that Apple just straight up tells you you can't do -- I don't use a Mac often enough to make a list, but I can tell you that running apps made by people who aren't giving Apple $99/yr for code signing was recently added to it -- and using MacOS means being okay with that.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (16 children)

You don’t need code signing though. Just hold option when you open the app the first time and you’re never bothered about it again. Like the other person said, give us a list of things you can’t do on Mac, that you can on Linux.

[–] qqq 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Does macOS have namespaces? Can you modify the kernel? An equivalent to Linux Security Modules? ConfigFS? FunctionFS? I haven't used it in decades so genuinely asking.

If I remember correctly you have to do some funny business to change things in the root directory too?

They're completely different operating systems, there will of course be differences. In my experience Linux definitely gave more freedom to do whatever you wanted though. It'd be a bit disingenuous to argue otherwise. They serve different purposes, and that's ok.

But oof repairing things on those logic boards... Everything soldered on makes the hardware a nightmare. I swore off Mac after trying to get one repaired. Had to trash the whole logic board and lose everything. I think that design is almost criminal tbh.

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