Asahi Linux: July 2022 Release and Progress Report
This is a great project. Can Apple be incentivized somehow to help the Asahi Linux folks?<p>It is not possible to simply reverse engineer everything nowadays -- it could take years to build a polished system and in the meanwhile there will always be new hardware from Apple. It's a never ending game of "catch up".<p>Are there some scenarios where Apple might want to allow "proper" Linux on Mx to happen ? The fact that Apple has not totally locked down these machines is tremendously heartening. Could it be in Apple's interest to somehow help the Asahi guys move faster -- release hardware specifications in the open etc.?<p>I think that if Apple hardware releases Mx hardware specs, a high quality linux implementation can then take shape on the Mx. This will create some competition with the Apple software folks. People will benchmarks software running on Mx Linux vs Mx MacOS. This could create some healthy competition.<p>Just like the arrival of llvm helped gcc improve its game, a well functioning software stack on Mx Linux can create some healthy competition for the Apple software team. Their software is quite decent already -- it can achieve greater heights with some competition !