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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. xp84 · 1789522518 · focus · HN ↗
  > and this creates a major conflict.
  Apparently. But Apple should be ashamed of themselves for that fact. What are they so afraid of? That Mac OS is so inferior to Linux that if they publish specs so that a driver can be made, that everyone will wipe Mac OS off their disks like it's Windows ME??
  Once again, modern Apple is allergic to competing on their product's merits, clinging to force as though it's the only way anyone will choose them. Which is insane to me given how loyal their following is. I'm typing this shit on Mac OS right now.
  Apple comes off like the most insecure corporate culture in history.

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