On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 6:45 AM Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Chris Murphy wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 7:37 PM John M. Harris Jr <johnmh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > 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. -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth! _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
