Embed Notice

@mdhughes@appdot.net I compile a program using libraries like readline, or using GCC internals like a language. Now I can't ship just a binary. Yes, you can. The GPL is a free software license and you're allowed to redistribute it, that's the point.

The only thing that you'll have to do is also distribute the source code when someone requests it. Receiving the source code doesn't make a binary unusable now, does it?
The Mac kernel doesn't call iCloud, either!Yeah, but just like GNU/Linux, the Mac operating system is more than just a kernel. A lot of parts of the system send telemetry data back to Apple.
You know that Google is hooked into all the main programs on Linux.Assuming you mean GNU/Linux here, I think this heavily depends on which distribution you are using, as some distributions come with the Google Chrome browser preinstalled for example. I tend to avoid these distributions.

And claiming that literally all main programs are hooked to Google is not true at all.
You can hackintoshTechnically you can hackintosh with a lot of pain and working around Apple's DRM systems. And it's also illegal to do so, so it really isn't a realistic option except for hobbyism.
But it's stupid, because other hardware is lacking features it needs.That shouldn't be a problem, we can just write our own drivers for unsupported hardware. Oh wait we can't because Apple doesn't allow it :(