I dunno, it felt like I was at Apple conferences. Doesn’t fit my vibe at all.
I think Linux/FOSS is about software, not hardware. Ok there are grey areas (firmware).
Sure, apple is a mega corp that is not particularly ethical (see reparation score) but I am not convinced that, let’s say, Lenovo or dell are much better.
On the other hand Apple hardware is generally fairly solid, mainly intel chips (that are generally well supported in Linux), there is a relatively small set of products so it’s easy to check compatibility.
Yeah, it’s subjective. For me, it’s an ethical thing. I’m not Gnu-levels of opensource, but it also makes no sense to me to advocate for and promote opensource while giving your money to some of the biggest closed source vendors out there. IMO there are better options for hardware vendors that support opensource: system76, purism, tuxedocomputers, slimbook, pine64, starlabs, and so many more.
Opensource needs money and you show up to a conference flaunting your closed source stuff? Feels wrong.
I have a MacBook Pro, but I actively donate and contribute to open-source. These things aren’t mutually exclusive.
Many of us use MacBooks because that’s what our work machines are, and it is what we are familiar and most productive with. They’re also pretty damn great machines and extremely stable.
That doesn’t mean I don’t have multiple servers at home running different flavors of Linux for Home Assistant, my 3D printer, and a myriad of other services which are all FOSS.
