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Linux x86 has a hard time consistently supporting drivers of popular hardware (WIFI, for example). I doubt ARM will ever be a thing for consumer systems, let al
by e-clinton 4y ago
Linux x86 has a hard time consistently supporting drivers of popular hardware (WIFI, for example). I doubt ARM will ever be a thing for consumer systems, let alone Apple silicon.
- beninsydney 4y agoI don't think it's likely any time soon but forcing Apple etc to provide drivers would be a pretty natural extension of the 'right to repair' and other tech regulation demanding interoperability, to guarantee M1/M2/etc devices remain useful beyond their years of macOS support.
- _ph_ 4y agoI wouldn't say so. The nice thing about the Apple Silicon seems to be, that the hardware is pretty constant. So once WIFI works, it should continue to work, maybe with minor tweaks on each generation. Lenovo just announced an ARM laptop too, and I got the impression that they are officially planning for Linux support.