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Linux was booting within weeks. Hardly a herculian task. I'm really not sure where this idea comes from. Yes of course initial investment is pretty high because
by rowanG077 4y ago
Linux was booting within weeks. Hardly a herculian task. I'm really not sure where this idea comes from. Yes of course initial investment is pretty high because of the new architecture. But it's pretty clear they have proven they can do it. M2 was working with a few hours of coding. GPU prototype driver has over 90% compliance. Like when does this idea die?
- blinkingled 4y agoGod it gets tiring - Did I say booting Linux on M1 was a herculean task? I even used the words daily driver - making that a daily driver is definitely a herculean task - it is still not there - the GPU driver piece is pretty herculean by itself.
- rowanG077 4y agoThis is what you said: "It is a truly herculian task to get Linux merely booting up and usable on Apple M* SoCs". And you can use the M1 macs today and it's usable. Whether it's daily driveable is an entirely different, subjective, question. I could probably daily drive it just fine with some manageable pain points. That doesn't mean it's daily driveable for you or anyone else. But whether it's usable is really not in question at this point.
- blinkingled 4y agoHey, what about that usable part? Are we going to argue your usable is the same as everyone else's or even the same as Linux on x86 usability?