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Plus, old versions expire after a certain time due to Apples signing of the files
You’re thinking of iOS. That doesn’t apply to the Mac.
But I guess they don't expire like iOS updates do.
I find it a little absurd and obscene that Apple users will have to code free software projects for the sole purpose of satisfying basic user needs such as creating a bootable ISO. At some point it makes sense to leave the abusive relationship with apple and switch to an FOSS OS.
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You’re thinking of iOS. That doesn’t apply to the Mac.
Yes it does. I had a USB Image of the OS X Installer I created some years ago. Was not able to install it (since the certificate expired). I had to reset the Systemclock to something like 2015. But I guess they don't expire like iOS updates do.
Disk Maker X [1] is a GUI which has been around a long time and does this. That said, it's closed source which could make a person justifiably twitchy when manipulating the installer. [1] http://diskmakerx.com
I find it a little absurd and obscene that Apple users will have to code free software projects for the sole purpose of satisfying basic user needs such as creating a bootable ISO. At some point it makes sense to leave the abusive relationship with apple and switch to an FOSS OS.
I can think of a small handful of corner cases (making iso's for e.g. virtualbox, whose OSX support is extremely minimal), but nothing that most users, or even developers, would run into on a day-to-day basis.
And then I can run it on a Virtual Box on Windows?
I find it a little absurd and obscene that Apple users will have to code free software projects for the sole purpose of satisfying basic user needs such as creating a bootable ISO. At some point it makes sense to leave the abusive relationship with apple and switch to an FOSS OS.
As for why hackers use MacOS, eh, it’s just a tool. It does some things better than Linux or Windows, and some things worse. It’s UNIX abilities are pretty decent. At this point operating systems are sufficiently advanced tha I don’t know why we’re arguing about them, from a technical perspective. From a OSS Vs proprietary tech I get it