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Building a Linux GPU Driver for the M4 Mac Mini in One Month

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thrwy19940314 · 1789509926 · focus · HN ↗
All this work is tainted since the poster is ex-Apple[1]. There is no way Linux will take that code, since people from Apple also contribute to Linux and this creates a major conflict.
There's also ongoing issues around Codex for this sort of thing, given Apple is suing OpenAI over stolen trade secrets[2]. And nobody knows whether training data in other models is similarly tainted.
[1]: <a href="https://codyho.dev/documents/cody_ho_resume.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://codyho.dev/documents/cody_ho_resume.pdf
[2]: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/apple-sues-openai-trade-secrets" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/apple-sue...
1. porphyra · 1789511717 · focus · HN ↗
  Very sad. I really want to get Linux on newer Apple chips working flawlessly but I can understand the legal minefield about this particular work.
  1. cromka · 1789513251 · focus · HN ↗
    Nobody does. We're only about to start settling it in courts, likely the supreme ones.
    porphyra · 1789513811 · focus · HN ↗
    I meant I can understand the fact that a legal minefield exists.
    I didn't mean that I understand the actual intricacies of the legal situation.
    Sorry for my confusing wording.
    tiahura · 1789564272 · focus · HN ↗
    If your business plan depends on the Roberts’ Court kneecapping AI, pivot.

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