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Keep using your old unsupported Mac hardware | OpenCore Legacy Patcher (dortania.github.io)

submitted 1 month ago by tfm@europe.pub to c/Sustainability@europe.pub

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[–] uawarebrah@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Please keep in mind this introduces security risks

[–] tfm@europe.pub 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which ones?

[–] uawarebrah@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

no official updates, especially targeted patches
SIP mods can disable/reduce integrity protection
obsolete drivers
malware target since security features have been relaxed
no gatekeeper
notorization framework sketchy support
kernel extensions being phased out entirely soon