In a major technical breakthrough, the open-source community has successfully booted a graphical Linux desktop on Apple's M3 silicon. This deep dive explores how developers reverse-engineered the proprietary chip in record time, the implications for the developer workstation market, and what this means for the future of ARM-based computing.

In a major technical breakthrough, the open-source community has successfully booted a graphical Linux desktop on Apple’s M3 silicon. This deep dive explores how developers reverse-engineered the proprietary chip in record time, the implications for the developer workstation market, and what this means for the future of ARM-based computing.

  • carrylex@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I will probably never understand why people buy extremely expensive, locked down hardware and then forcibly open it up after 2 years.

    How about stop shoving them money up their asses and buy a laptop from another manufacturer where you don’t have to sell your soul to install Linux.

    PCs/Laptops are not the console market where there are just like 2 options available.

    As long as Apple makes money with this shit, this madness will NEVER stop.

    • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works
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      12 days ago

      Well there is something kind of exciting about running Linux on Apple or Surface hardware once it gets really cheap and isn’t supported anymore.

      Of course, if you buy it new, it’s different.

      For me, it’s either I get Linux friendly new stuff or dirt cheap Apple/Surface hardware in second/third hand…