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

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  1. thrwy19940314 · · 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:&#x2F;&#x2F;codyho.dev&#x2F;documents&#x2F;cody_ho_resume.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;codyho.dev&#x2F;documents&#x2F;cody_ho_resume.pdf

    [2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2026&#x2F;jul&#x2F;10&#x2F;apple-sues-openai-trade-secrets" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2026&#x2F;jul&#x2F;10&#x2F;apple-sue...

    1. SXX · · focus · HN ↗
      &gt; There is no way Linux will take that code, since people from Apple also contribute to Linux and this creates a major conflict.

      I guess author can cleanup the code and try upstream it themself. Then let&#x27;s see what Linus thinks of it.

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