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OpenGL 3.1 on Asahi Linux

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512 points simjue | 3 comments | 06 Jun 23 13:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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tormeh ◴[06 Jun 23 15:11 UTC] No.36214049[source]▶
Sorry, but what's the point? Why not just buy a Linux laptop and have everything work out of the box? Why are Linux enthusiasts putting so much effort into supporting hardware from companies that - at best - ignore Linux? This question is also valid for other manufacturers, btw, not just Apple. So much time wasted doing free labor for hardware companies that will just break your stuff with the next hardware iteration.
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1. lonjil ◴[06 Jun 23 15:17 UTC] No.36214148[source]▶
> Why not just buy a Linux laptop and have everything work out of the box? Why are Linux enthusiasts putting so much effort into supporting hardware from companies that - at best - ignore Linux?

Almost all laptops sold with Linux pre-installed or with support advertized only work well with Linux due to volunteer work similar to what is being done with Apple's stuff right now. Almost everything is proprietary with close to zero upstream support, you just don't notice it because the work has already been done.

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2. biomcgary ◴[06 Jun 23 17:00 UTC] No.36215812[source]▶
In an OSS ecosystem, manufacturers inherently have to use work that has been done by volunteers! The real question is whether they invest their own resources too. For example, System76 has created their own distro, Pop OS. My team and I were happy with the laptops purchased from them and the OS integration provided a smooth experience.
3. nsonha ◴[06 Jun 23 18:00 UTC] No.36216700[source]▶
Are there commercially available arm-based linux laptops? I'm not after horsepower just decent battery life and enough computing power to do non-AI programming.