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I agree. At the very least, they should be a corporate sponsor for Marcan's Patreon. Ideally they should just hire him and provide him with internal resources t
by ogre_codes 6y ago
I agree. At the very least, they should be a corporate sponsor for Marcan's Patreon. Ideally they should just hire him and provide him with internal resources to work on it. Even if Apple doesn't benefit from Linux running on bare metal, many of these efforts will benefit Linux running inside a VM as well.
- monocasa 6y agoI don't think hardly anything here will help Linux running in a VM FWIW. The unknowns are mainly the Apple specific IP blocks which aren't exposed to VMs.
- ogre_codes 6y agoDepends if you care about having graphics or audio in your Linux VM. Currently I think Linux VMs are just console only. Also, there is a lot of accelerated hardware which the CPU has which would be nice to get access to inside a VM.
- monocasa 6y agoI still would be extremely surprised if the GPU is designed to be virtualized that way. If the host OS is using those IP blocks, you can't just give them to the guest.
- ksec 6y agoOr they could donate anonymously, supporting its development without their official logo.
- INTPenis 6y agoIt's also bonus points towards sustainability to ensure their devices have a life after obsolescence. Honestly Apple could use some of those points considering how many little plastic parts they force people to buy.
- ogre_codes 6y ago> It's also bonus points towards sustainability to ensure their devices have a life after obsolescence. This is my primary interest in this project. Given Apple's support life for Macs, I don't think I will ever use it, but I'd like to have the option the same way I was able to extend the life of my G4 iMac.