XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 23:00:41 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
      
   > On 17 Jan 2026 19:42:00 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Jan 17, 2026 at 1:31:32 AM MST, "Gremlin" wrote   
   >> :   
   >>   
   >>> It reminds me of the old days of DOS and self contained programs. No   
   >>> installer BS. Unzip into an empty folder of my choosing and away you   
   >>> go.   
   >>   
   >> Sort of like how macOS handles most installations.   
   >   
   > Don’t you wish macOS had something like these Flatpak/Snap/AppImage   
   > things on Linux? Nothing to unzip, even.   
      
   What I can't stand on MacOS is that it wants to force you to use the App   
   Store to install anything. That's probably why Microsoft tried to do the   
   same thing with their mediocre copy through the Windows Store.   
   Nevertheless, they allow you to bypass it entirely and install programs   
   downloaded from the web much like Windows. In fact, I'm glad they do   
   because that's what allows a very old machine like my $30 2013 MacBook Air   
   to still install something. If I had to rely on the App Store, I wouldn't   
   be able to install iWork, Microsoft Office, Firefox or anything else (and   
   no, it doesn't offer you an older version automatically like what Mac   
   zealots claim). However, if I simply go to the website for Firefox or   
   LibreOffice, I can download the programs and install them without issue.   
   Hence, the otherwise useless machine becomes quite useful. Heck, I used it   
   to watch the Canadiens game last night through HDHomeRun downloaded from   
   their website.   
      
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