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1. mikae1 · 1789592632 · focus · HN ↗

   When was the last time you felt excitement for a macOS release?

   Me? Snow Leopard.

   When I transitioned to Linux I rediscovered OS excitement. I'm on KDE Plasma now and every update has exciting features that serves my interests.

   1. simlevesque · 1789593236 · focus · HN ↗

      Yesterday I managed to update a 2015 MacBookAir7,2 from El Capitan (last update Sep. 2015) to Sonoma (last update Aug 6th 2026). I was excited when it finally worked.

      Thanks to the OpenCore Legacy Patcher who show that not supporting old devices is a choice made by Apple.

      1. rmnclmnt · 1789594281 · focus · HN ↗

         OCLP is excellent but it's all coming to an end for Intel Macs unfortunately. Even Homebrew just dropped the ball a few days ago (this is the final draw for me, I'll keep a Sequoia partition but my MBP2015 daily drives on NixOS + GNOME)

         1. vor_ · 1790222688 · focus · HN ↗

            Check out MacPorts. They support all the way back to Leopard!

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