Hi,
Chris Jones wrote:
IMHO we shouldn't do anything to support Mac OS versions that aren't getting
security patches from Apple anymore (since it's a dis-service to the rest of
the people who use the internet when we make it easier for people to keep
unpatched machines connected to that shared resource).
Glad someone else has the same view on this as me. Completely agree.
Personally, I disagree... it may be because I usem and because any of
the mac I have can get updates, even if the hardware is fine and
perfectly fine software can run on it. Almost any dual-core intel mac is
quite fine for everyday usage, and running the last available (sadly
becoming obsolete) Firefox versions shows hoe nice those computers are.
Regarding PPC of course things are a bit worse, but there is "high
value" in those machines because of their architecture (in my opinion
"superior" or in an case "unique") and which is still a nice way to test
e.g. Big-Endianness in a conveninet way or in any case portability.
For others it has some "value", being the last in-house developed boards
of Apple instead of commodity stuff slapped in a cool Apple case.
I get a tear that I can run more op-to-date software on an old WIndows
XP PC than on a much more modern Mac, with 10.5 or even 10.7.
Just because Apple leaves people in the dust much earlier, free software
shouldn't, even if it does.
Sorry for the rant... I just love those old Macs too much. I need for
them only one thin.. current TLS and a browser and they would be ready
for every day!
Riccardo
