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WiFi and webcam don't work out of the box, but it's an old MacBook so I wasn't expecting much. The color scheme is surprisingly well done.

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 13 points 1 day ago (6 children)
[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Is this really not a Linux distro?

Over a decade later and people still don't believe us! PonyOS is not a Linux distribution - it's also not a BSD, or a Hurd, or a Minix, or a Solaris!

Not mentioned :

Copyright 2013-2026 K Lange PonyOS is based on ToaruOS, which is free software released under the terms of the NCSA/University of Illinois license.

https://toaruos.org/

IDK. If one wants to try the Os without ponying it up, they can try this

[–] tuhriel@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 day ago

Now I have seen everything

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago

Ngl, I would rock that on a backup device.

But a PowerpuffOS? Now that is a daily driver steeped in chemical X

What are people saying about PonyOS?

you have gone too far this time you fucking pony fags.... Anon, from /prog/

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago

I'm loving their reviews section at the bottom.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Bust. You. For bringing ponies back from the dead. Leave that cringe in the past.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some of us live our best pony life everyday.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

I'm sure you do. At least the Internet isn't saturated with pony fanboys. Not in the places where I notice them.

Gods those days on DeviantArt were tye worst. Forums too.

[–] FuyuhikoDate@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

Gonna take a screenshot and ask them if they add your review to the bottom of their page :D