@ashwin I don't have Apple devices, but I know many who do, and since it is also Unix I try to learn as much about that ecosystem too.

From what I know, there isn't a single Linux port yet for the A18 Pro chip, which is the CPU for the Apple Neo notebook, which, by the way, is friggin' amazing. You could use virtualization software like UTM, Parallels, VMware Fusion or similar to run Linux on it; alternatively, as far as I know, there is currently no other option. CodeWeavers (CrossOver) is not officially supported yet. The A18 Pro chip is also from the iPhone 16, from what I've heard very interesting concept to use that in a notebook, and it seems to have worked.

@nemo

I used Apple iMac and a MacBook Pro for years, precisely because it is UNIX and I could do Unixy things on it.

Sadly, because of the permissive #BSD license, #Apple has taken an open source operating system, and made it de facto, proprietary.

Why doesn't Apple release its creative tools, #GarageBand and #iMovie under the #GPL ?

It's not like they ever make money from those applications.

https://rant.li/ashwin/apple

@Unn0wn @nemo

How long till there's a Free Software video editor, just as good as iMovie? How long till there's a music editing tool, and a library of audio samples, under the GPL, that gives Garage Band a run for its money?

Not very long, imho.

Actually, an Apple Neo is still a good purchase for me, to get started with Apple creative tools, and to dual boot nixOS on.

Good Linux laptops cost quite a bit more. Will probably get one of those later, to get into Linux system programming on an Intel chip set.