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> Apple should upstream their drivers. Apple don't have linux drivers. It would be great if they wrote some, but it's never going to happen. > Who is Asahi Li

> Apple should upstream their drivers. Apple don't have linux drivers. It would be great if they wrote some, but it's never going to happen. > Who is Asahi Lina? Is that an actual person? The virtual persona of an actual person who has chosen to remain anonymous (hence the name which would be a crazy coincidence otherwise).

gjsman-1000 4y ago
> Who is Asahi Lina? Is that an actual person? Man... if I was a conspiracy theorist who believed Apple was genuinely evil, what if Asahi Lina is an Apple employee? ;)
- embedded3 4y ago
  Apple has pushed OS updates to help the Asahi team, though they did not publicize this, of course.
  - unicornporn 4y ago
    Source for this claim?
    - gregsadetsky 4y ago
      https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29591578 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29591578
    - plonk 4y ago
      You got downvoted unfairly, asking for sources is totally normal.
      - sbuk 4y ago
        This has been long established. marcan_42 has repeatedly posted about this here, on twitter and reddit to name a few locations.
        chris_wot 4y ago
        It might be "long established" but plenty of people didn't know this, including me.
        sbuk 4y ago
        ddingus 4y ago
        Sometimes it's good to ask. One may get additional context that way. And if that happens, it's a good thing.
        chris_wot 4y ago
        Hi, this is HN. It's perfectly reasonable to ask for sources. There isn't any need to be so hostile.
        sbuk 4y ago
        Depends on the context. The OP, IMO, was being passive-aggressive, almost incredulous. As I said, every time anything comes up about Asahi, it is guaranteed that at least two threads will occur. This and comment about the vTuber. At this point - 2 years after the project began - it adds little value to the conversation, to the extent that the project lead, who was previously very active here, doesn’t contribute anymore.
      - spoils19 4y ago
        Commenting on the fairness of votes is against the HN commenting guidelines.
  - deleted 4y ago
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robocat 4y ago
While anonymous, they did put in some personal information at 10 minutes into: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LonzMviFCNs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LonzMviFCNs They are Canadian born, currently studying in Japan, so that explains some of the cultural mix.
- Phelinofist 4y ago
  I always thought that she was an umbrella persona for marcan and alyssa or is the backstory just for the Lina persona?

gjsman-1000 4y ago

> Who is Asahi Lina? Is that an actual person? Man... if I was a conspiracy theorist who believed Apple was genuinely evil, what if Asahi Lina is an Apple employee? ;)

embedded3 4y ago
Apple has pushed OS updates to help the Asahi team, though they did not publicize this, of course.
- unicornporn 4y ago
  Source for this claim?
  - gregsadetsky 4y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29591578 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29591578
  - plonk 4y ago
    You got downvoted unfairly, asking for sources is totally normal.
    - sbuk 4y ago
      This has been long established. marcan_42 has repeatedly posted about this here, on twitter and reddit to name a few locations.
      - chris_wot 4y ago
        It might be "long established" but plenty of people didn't know this, including me.
        sbuk 4y ago
        ddingus 4y ago
        Sometimes it's good to ask. One may get additional context that way. And if that happens, it's a good thing.
        chris_wot 4y ago
        Hi, this is HN. It's perfectly reasonable to ask for sources. There isn't any need to be so hostile.
        sbuk 4y ago
        Depends on the context. The OP, IMO, was being passive-aggressive, almost incredulous. As I said, every time anything comes up about Asahi, it is guaranteed that at least two threads will occur. This and comment about the vTuber. At this point - 2 years after the project began - it adds little value to the conversation, to the extent that the project lead, who was previously very active here, doesn’t contribute anymore.
    - spoils19 4y ago
      Commenting on the fairness of votes is against the HN commenting guidelines.
- deleted 4y ago
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robocat 4y ago

While anonymous, they did put in some personal information at 10 minutes into: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LonzMviFCNs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LonzMviFCNs They are Canadian born, currently studying in Japan, so that explains some of the cultural mix.

Phelinofist 4y ago
I always thought that she was an umbrella persona for marcan and alyssa or is the backstory just for the Lina persona?