Re: Linux for M1 Macs

From	Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Linux for M1 Macs
Date	2020-12-02 08:22 +1300
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On 2020-12-01 10:44:06 +0000, Krzysztof Mitko said:
> JF Mezei wrote:
>> On 2020-12-01 03:47, Lewis wrote:
>>> <https://apple.news/AcUt4L1h2TV2H8Kgna7geOQ>
>>> Hector Martin is a developer known for porting Linux to a variety of
>>> devices. Back in 2016, he announced a project that brought Linux with 3D
>>> acceleration to PlayStation 4. Now, Martin wants to make Linux run
>>> natively on new Macs with M1 chip - and possibly on any other Apple
>>> Silicon Mac.
>> 
>> Didn't you or your ilk insult men because you claimed Linux was already
>> avaialble on M1 Macs?  I pointed to an arstechnical article stating it
>> wasn't available. You insult. Now you post article that confirms not
>> available.
> 
> Linux can be run virtualized, as shown in one of the Apple events, but not
> natively. The problem is lack of drivers. I suspect it would be fairly easy to
> make *some* Linux run natively right now, but you wouldn't be able to use GPU
> or all of those specialized chips for ML or DSP, so it's going to be shit.
> 
> I don't see benefits of installing native Linux right now, but when Apple
> drops support for M1 macs, you could ditch unsupported macOS and run Linux
> with all the up-to-date software.

Except that there's hardly any software for Linux for *normal* users. 
No Microsloth Office, no Adobe Photoshop, no FileMaker Pro, etc. and 
even less games than the Mac has. There are no doubt half-assed clones 
and knock-offs, but none of the proper applications. You may as well 
just buy a new Mac, or {shudder} Windoze, and have the real software.

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Linux for M1 Macs Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-12-01 08:47 +0000
  Re: Linux for M1 Macs JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-12-01 04:58 -0500
    Re: Linux for M1 Macs Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-12-01 10:39 +0000
    Re: Linux for M1 Macs Krzysztof Mitko <invalid@kmitko.at.list.dot.pl> - 2020-12-01 10:44 +0000
      Re: Linux for M1 Macs Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-12-02 08:22 +1300
        Re: Linux for M1 Macs Krzysztof Mitko <invalid@kmitko.at.list.dot.pl> - 2020-12-01 19:48 +0000
      Re: Linux for M1 Macs Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-12-01 20:29 +0000
  Re: Linux for M1 Macs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-12-01 17:24 +0000
    Re: Linux for M1 Macs Joanna Shuttleworth <js@example.net> - 2020-12-01 18:43 +0000
    Re: Linux for M1 Macs Alan Browne <Blackhole@entropy.ultimateorg> - 2020-12-01 14:33 -0500
      Re: Linux for M1 Macs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-12-02 16:41 +0000
        Re: Linux for M1 Macs ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2020-12-02 19:22 -0600
          Re: Linux for M1 Macs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-12-03 17:44 +0000
        Re: Linux for M1 Macs JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-12-02 23:31 -0500
          Re: Linux for M1 Macs Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-12-03 17:46 +0000
    Re: Linux for M1 Macs Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-12-01 20:25 +0000

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