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>> ... while Apple didn’t help port Linux to the M1 (Asahi developers had to reverse engineer everything), they designed the M1 to allow for the installation an
by dev_tty01 4y ago
>> ... while Apple didn’t help port Linux to the M1 (Asahi developers had to reverse engineer everything), they designed the M1 to allow for the installation and booting of other operating systems.
>Isn't it sad that this is supposed to be a big deal?
Who said this is a big deal? You are the only one calling it a big deal. It is not a big deal. Apple has in the past and is continuing to make booting other OSes possible on the Mac. Business as usual.
As far as full featured, Asahi isn't full featured yet. When was the last time a new Linux port to an entirely new computer design was full featured right out of the gate? Not a useful criticism.
Yeah, wouldn't it be terrible if we all had to run very fast and efficient computers with really high memory bandwidth? Oh the misery. The vast majority of consumers don't give a toss about any of the faux concerns you've raised.