macOS 13 Ventura Third Party Product Compatibility Info

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37 points·behnamoh··7 comments

> Ventura changes the default shell to Zsh (from Bash)

This happened 3 versions ago in macOS 10.15 Catalina. Bash is just another victim of GPLv3 and its attempt to hamstring the corporate boogeyman to the detriment of software everywhere.[1] With OSS, Apple is largely one of the good guys with plenty of contribution, but, of course, there's no pleasing everyone.

[1] https://thenextweb.com/news/why-does-macos-catalina-use-zsh-...

What the hell is this list?

* Ventura does not support Rosetta/PowerPC software

Is this a surprise to anyone? Since 2011?

* Ventura has an OS version of 13.x instead of 10.x, 11.x, or 12.x - this could affect some older software installers and scripts if they check the OS version incorrectly

This has been happening for two major versions now. Is this a surprise to anyone?

* QuarkXPress 6, 7, 8 and 9

Yeah... software from 2003 (v6, v9 was released in 2011) isn't supported!? break out the pitchforks and torches.

If you need to run (very) old software, just don't update to the latest OS. Just keep the machine off any networks and you don't need to be concerned about security patches or lack thereof.

> here is a clear, concise list of changes for someone moving from the a noticeably older to the latest revision of MacOS

> what the hell? I already know these this, why does this stupid list even exist

I think this is a more-or-less cumulative list, as opposed to the more common incremental list of changes.

There are cases when a cumulative list is useful.

What a great source of clear information

wish I had something like this previously when updated my old mac.

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