Hacker News: john_alan

New comment by john_alan in "Apple/macOS silently removed from official Unix registry"

john_alan — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:05:14 +0000

well not specifically, but directionally could mean less adherence to a UNIX like environment.

New comment by john_alan in "Apple/macOS removed from official Unix registry"

john_alan — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:03:05 +0000

yeah I guess there isn't really much to move to... a new custom Kernel and Userspace? extremely unlikely - I guess it's here to stay, despite not being formally Unix.

New comment by john_alan in "Apple/macOS removed from official Unix registry"

john_alan — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:00:23 +0000

Sure, I just hope macOS doesn't end up doing some custom thing rather than staying Unix/Linux like, which we've had with macOS/OS X till now.

New comment by john_alan in "Apple/macOS removed from official Unix registry"

john_alan — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:52:09 +0000

Yep linked page is active certification rather than historical.

New comment by john_alan in "Apple/macOS removed from official Unix registry"

john_alan — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:51:16 +0000

That’s historical. The linked page is active. Zzz

New comment by john_alan in "Apple/macOS silently removed from official Unix registry"

john_alan — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:12:40 +0000

27 wasn’t certified and 26 was listed but is now removed.

New comment by john_alan in "Apple/macOS silently removed from official Unix registry"

john_alan — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:12:10 +0000

Indeed.

I just wonder if macOS will stop being UNIX like.

That is, whilst it still has home brew and a BSD core it’s great. If that goes away it’s no longer a viable alternative to Linux.

New comment by john_alan in "Apple/macOS removed from official Unix registry"

john_alan — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:11:09 +0000

macOS was listed on the main register (the link in this submission).

It was Tahoe, it’s since been removed.

The UNIX03 page still lists it, but I believe that’s a mistake.

macOS has been removed from the main register/list.

Apple/macOS removed from official Unix registry

john_alan — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:57:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.opengroup.org//openbrand/register/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50031653

Points: 301

# Comments: 247

New comment by john_alan in "OLED burn-in test: 30-month update"

john_alan — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:41:20 +0000

They do, it’s called Nano-texture.

New comment by john_alan in "Apple and a hacker's future"

john_alan — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:49:53 +0000

> I don't understand the purpose of your reply?

to illustrate, counter to the HN narrative, they've actually done a lot to keep the platform open to hackers and hobbyists.

Sure, remove disabling SIP from the list, the others still stand and are quite compelling IMO.

Fair enough on the kernel extensions.

I take your point(s) but the doom about the Mac turning into iOS and the terminal being taken away is unfounded.

New comment by john_alan in "Apple and a hacker's future"

john_alan — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:27:46 +0000

What about all the stuff they've done to keep it open:

- Per-install boot security policies

- Custom kernel boot (kmutil configure-boot)

- Raw-image boot mode

- XNU source releases

- Disabling SIP

- Disabling the Signed System Volume

- Third-party kernel extensions

- Developer ID distribution and notarisation

- Gatekeeper "Open Anyway" override

- Hypervisor.framework

- Virtualization.framework

- Rosetta for Linux VMs

- Nested virtualisation

- macOS guest provisioning

- DiskImageKit

- Custom Virtio devices

- Containerization framework

New comment by john_alan in "Apple and a hacker's future"

john_alan — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:25:31 +0000

I don't think that's fair, they've spent a lot of time and effort ensuring the Mac is still an open/UNIX like platform, including (where they didn't have to):

- Per-install boot security policies

- Custom kernel boot (kmutil configure-boot)

- Raw-image boot mode

- XNU source releases

- Disabling SIP

- Disabling the Signed System Volume

- Third-party kernel extensions

- Developer ID distribution and notarisation

- Gatekeeper "Open Anyway" override

- Hypervisor.framework

- Virtualization.framework

- Rosetta for Linux VMs

- Nested virtualisation

- macOS guest provisioning

- DiskImageKit

- Custom Virtio devices

- Containerization framework

New comment by john_alan in "Apple and a hacker's future"

john_alan — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:55:04 +0000

> Then there is the fact that macOS is a certified Unix system

They didn't renew Golden Gate's UNIX 03 certification this year:

https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/

New comment by john_alan in "iPhone Duo"

john_alan — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:35:10 +0000

Have you ever tried to do serious work on a tablet?

Absolutely sales of laptops would continue.

New comment by john_alan in "OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra on ARC-AGI-3"

john_alan — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:21:12 +0000

exactly, this isn't AGI.

New comment by john_alan in "Ask HN: Advice on Migrating from 1Password?"

john_alan — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:39:55 +0000

HN rivals Reddit wrt extreme left and woke views. Shadow of its former self.

Commenting isn’t worth it.

New comment by john_alan in "Ask HN: Advice on Migrating from 1Password?"

john_alan — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:40:59 +0000

> by DHH’s abhorrent views

You know that's just your opinion right? Not an objective truth.

New comment by john_alan in "CLIAmp – TUI for Music/Podcasts/Streams"

john_alan — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:51:37 +0000

Open source and super impressive little app in Go: https://github.com/bjarneo/cliamp

CLIAmp – TUI for Music/Podcasts/Streams

john_alan — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:51:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cliamp.stream

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49535489

Points: 2

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