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I feel the swing of the pendulum here. I own mostly but Apple gear right now but I’m being pulled back towards more open and extensible hardware and software.

I feel the swing of the pendulum here. I own mostly but Apple gear right now but I’m being pulled back towards more open and extensible hardware and software. The GPU is a big one. Nvidia hardware unlocks a lot of gaming, graphics, video and machine learning stuff. Open vs closed is another one. Android development unlocks so much more hardware and software and peripheral and protocol support. For the first time in a decade do have an Android device I develop on, and am very close to building a PC with a GPU and am considering a Steam Deck. Open and hackable and extensible for the win.

5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
Jeez, if nvidia hardware is "open and extensible" by your standards, they must have been really lowered by Apple's shenanigans.
- smoldesu 4y ago
  If I'm not mistaken, Apple was the one that blacklisted Nvidia hardware, not the other way around. You can still download bog-standard UNIX drivers for Nvidia hardware, Apple just won't let you install them.
  - sbuk 4y ago
    It’s understandable when you consider why, but that doesn’t fit you narrative.
    - smoldesu 4y ago
      It was understandable that Apple stopped shipping Nvidia hardware. Blacklisting Nvidia hardware and preventing the installation of Nvidia drivers is another thing, though, and goes too far in speaking on the user's behalf. If that's somehow more of a "narrative" than Apple's perspective on the matter, I don't know what to tell you.
      - prmoustache 4y ago
        Can you event change the GPU for an nvidia on any Apple device? If you are talking from a hackintosh perspective, I understand they are perfectly allowed to not caring about that.
  - JonathonW 4y ago
    What are “bog-standard UNIX drivers” and what other GPU vendors supply such a driver that can be installed on a Mac?
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binkHN 4y ago
> Android development unlocks so much more hardware and software and peripheral and protocol support. Seconded. However, with each release of Android, Google tends to lock things down further.

5e92cb50239222b 4y ago

Jeez, if nvidia hardware is "open and extensible" by your standards, they must have been really lowered by Apple's shenanigans.

smoldesu 4y ago
If I'm not mistaken, Apple was the one that blacklisted Nvidia hardware, not the other way around. You can still download bog-standard UNIX drivers for Nvidia hardware, Apple just won't let you install them.
- sbuk 4y ago
  It’s understandable when you consider why, but that doesn’t fit you narrative.
  - smoldesu 4y ago
    It was understandable that Apple stopped shipping Nvidia hardware. Blacklisting Nvidia hardware and preventing the installation of Nvidia drivers is another thing, though, and goes too far in speaking on the user's behalf. If that's somehow more of a "narrative" than Apple's perspective on the matter, I don't know what to tell you.
    - prmoustache 4y ago
      Can you event change the GPU for an nvidia on any Apple device? If you are talking from a hackintosh perspective, I understand they are perfectly allowed to not caring about that.
- JonathonW 4y ago
  What are “bog-standard UNIX drivers” and what other GPU vendors supply such a driver that can be installed on a Mac?
  - deleted 4y ago
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binkHN 4y ago

> Android development unlocks so much more hardware and software and peripheral and protocol support. Seconded. However, with each release of Android, Google tends to lock things down further.