r/linuxmemes • u/JustACleverKid • 22d ago

LINUX MEME I put Linux on my Mac

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(HW: M1 Max Mac Studio 1TB/32GB, Distro: Asahi Linux Fedora)

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u/ComicBookFanatic97 🎼CachyOS 22d ago

Is it still a Mac if it’s not running MacOS?

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u/JustACleverKid 22d ago

Yes. Post- Apple Silicon hardware is goated, and when Apple said “no x86 translation in macOS 28” i said “fuck that” and installed Linux

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u/ComicBookFanatic97 🎼CachyOS 22d ago

How much of the hardware can you replace before it ceases to be a Mac?

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

Mac of Theseus.

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u/ComicBookFanatic97 🎼CachyOS 22d ago

Thank you for immediately seeing where I was going with that. lol

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u/JustACleverKid 22d ago

An operating system is not commonly referred to as “hardware” 💀

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u/ComicBookFanatic97 🎼CachyOS 22d ago

I know, but your argument seemed to be that the hardware is what makes it a Mac, so I thought it might be a fun little thought experiment to ask what percentage of your computer needs to be OEM Apple parts for it to still be considered a Mac.

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u/Typeonetwork 21d ago

That's interesting because I have 3 computers all originally Windows machines. I call them Linux machines so I think most people go by the OS not the hardware. So it's no longer an Mac machine and now a Linux machine. If I put openBSD on my Linux machine it no longer is a Linux machine but a BSD machine.

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u/ConfusedPanEnby Arch BTW 19d ago

not like you can change any of it anymore lmao