On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 6:45 AM Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler(a)chello.at> wrote:
Chris Murphy wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 7:37 PM John M. Harris Jr <johnmh(a)splentity.com>
> wrote:
>> It's certainly true that Apple will not service your hardware if you've
>> got an OS other than their proprietary nonsense installed.
>
> In no way is it true, let alone certainly true.
>
> They've explicitly supported Windows (i.e. not their proprietary
> nonsense) on Macs for 13 years via Boot Camp. Software they include in
> default installations of macOS. I've had Fedora on Macs for many
> years, including on one sent for service and they didn't care.
I guess the main difference is whether you install Fedora as a dual boot
next to macOS (semi-supported with Boot Camp – they don't really support
anything other than Windows, but it will not void your warranty) or whether
you wipe macOS and install Fedora on the whole disk. I assume that the
latter is more likely to lead to them refusing to service the machine,
though I don't know anybody who tried that.
I did this. They service my hardware if I can prove it's a hardware
fault. It's not that different from other OEMs in that regard.
I have a MacBook that has only Fedora on it and another that has a
dual-boot with macOS. Apple is fine with both.
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真実はいつも一つ!/ Always, there's only one truth!