I actually have a mac mini that I had been using until I decided to move to macOS VMs (so I could take advantage of faster machines). As with most things, the issue isn't getting the h/w but rather the administration of the machine.
> On Mar 28, 2018, at 1:26 AM, Damjan Jovanovic <dam...@apache.org> wrote: > > Oh I wasn't aware. In that case, thank you Larry, great work :). > > Why don't we hear from you Mac guys more? How can we work better together? > What happened to Jim's Mac buildbot idea? > > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 5:03 AM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Hi Damjan, >> >> Larry has contributed Release and Build testing for MacOS. I thank him for >> that. >> >> We are all in this together. No one individual should feel overburdened. >> Enough have stuck around and things are developing. >> >> Larry - Are you ready to test Jim’s MacOS build instructions and try to >> build on your Mac? >> >> Regards, >> Dave >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 27, 2018, at 7:44 PM, Damjan Jovanovic <dam...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 12:57 AM, Larry Gusaas <larry.gus...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2018-03-27, 4:32 PM Dave Fisher wrote concerning "Re: Building module >>>> store error on macOS": >>>> >>>> For development purposes Apple does not allow virtualization and >>>>> development has to proceed on physical Apple boxes. >>>>> >>>>> If we could have macOS on a VM not on Apple hardware then we would >> have a >>>>> Apache hosted macOS buildbot now and for the prior four years. >>>>> >>>> >>>> True, but there are very good reasons for Apple to work that way. >>>> >>>> So, Apple does cost the project more. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Yes. But that is not what I responded to. The specific quote was "Apple >>>> products are disproportionately expensive", which is pure FUD. That >> along >>>> with the statement "or Mac could be dropped as a supported platform" >> gets >>>> my hackles up. It is typical of the anti-Mac rhetoric I encounter way >> too >>>> often. >>>> >>> >>> If Apple is that cheap for you and you believe in it that much, I've >>> already outlined what you can do, such as buying us a Mac mini or >> providing >>> access to one, or contributing as a developer. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
