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1. MoltenMonster · 1789511027 · focus · HN ↗

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   &gt; The author was banned from Asahi Linux for hiding his extensive use of LLMs from us in another attempted contribution, and (more importantly) for concealing that he is a former Apple engineer with direct contacts to the people involved in Apple Silicon development. Make of this what you will.

   1. ADevWithAnIdea · 1789514814 · focus · HN ↗

      &gt; concealing that he is a former Apple engineer with direct contacts to the people involved in Apple Silicon development

      This is false. I am a former Apple engineer. I did not conceal it (it&#x27;s the top item of my resume and my LinkedIn and I made my PR from my public Github with my name attached, as opposed to a pseudonym which is expressly allowed by Asahi policy). I also had no exposure, at all, to any internal information or code about macOS, SPTM, or Apple Silicon during my time there.

      I also don&#x27;t have connections to people involved in Apple Silicon development (and I&#x27;d add that this does not mean someone cannot contribute, the question is were they exposed to tainted information, which is absolutely not true in my case). I have many friends who work for Apple (I&#x27;m a Stanford alum) but none in Apple Silicon directly.

      I disagree with the phrasing of this entire thing, but this statement is demonstrably false.

      1. donw · 1789519957 · focus · HN ↗

         I&#x27;m sure Omarchy will appreciate the effort, even if you&#x27;re snubbed by Asahi -- being able to run Linux flawlessly on Apple Silicon is going to be awesome.

         1. bigyabai · 1789521270 · focus · HN ↗

            I wouldn&#x27;t expect &quot;flawless&quot; support for those chips in the next decade, even with AI. The earliest-supported Asahi chips still have missing power management and dark silicon.

            The only way to get flawless Linux support is to buy hardware from an OEM that supports Linux well.

         2. nsagent · 1789562587 · focus · HN ↗

            I&#x27;m sure they would: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tbreak.com&#x2F;omarchy-m-apple-silicon-linux&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tbreak.com&#x2F;omarchy-m-apple-silicon-linux&#x2F;

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