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MacBook Air owner?

2018/2019 models are losing #Apple support.

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/0

#OptGreen with #GNU/#Linux to keep your device in use! These machines will run beautifully for many years to come.

Not only wallet friendly, #upcycling keeps CO2 emissions out of the atmosphere. Ca. 75% of Apple's emissions comes from production alone (details in alt text).

Sustainable, independent #FreeSoftware: Better for users, best for the #environment.

@kde

#KDE#KDEEco#FOSS

I’m still using my MacBook Air from 2011.

Idk what losing Apple support means, but those 2018/2019 models are good for another ~decade.

:arch: bitterseeds

@hayes_ @be4foss It means you become a security risk. But as long as you don't put that laptop on the Internet with that old version OSX then you should be good, otherwise ... Linux the thing and use it until whenever. ;)

@bitterseeds He didn't say he's not using Linux in it. I doubt anybody uses Mac on 2011 hardware any. That'd be insanely slow.

@Karulito I've run into it several times where folks just keep using the last version released for their hardware. I was just being cheeky but thanks for the explanation. :)