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I’ve always been amazed by Rosetta, such an incredible piece of engineering. But I wonder if we’ll ever see its source code opened up. It feels like keeping it
by darkamaul 11mo ago
I’ve always been amazed by Rosetta, such an incredible piece of engineering. But I wonder if we’ll ever see its source code opened up.
It feels like keeping it alive could really help long-term x64 support on Apple Silicon, even if Apple decides to move on.
- smat 11mo agoCheck out Asahi Linux, they run on Apple Silicon and have translation for 32 and 64 bit x86, so they even go further than what Rosetta achieved. Open Source as well.
- ferguess_k 11mo agoI'd also love to see the source code of the embedded M68K emulator for PPC Macs. I believe there are two versions -- one interpreter style and one dynarec style.