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Apple's MLX adding CUDA support

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548 points nsagent | 2 comments | 14 Jul 25 21:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.422s | source
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lukev ◴[15 Jul 25 02:18 UTC] No.44567263[source]▶
So to make sure I understand, this would mean:

1. Programs built against MLX -> Can take advantage of CUDA-enabled chips

but not:

2. CUDA programs -> Can now run on Apple Silicon.

Because the #2 would be a copyright violation (specifically with respect to NVidia's famous moat).

Is this correct?

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sitkack ◴[15 Jul 25 05:48 UTC] No.44568194[source]▶
#2 is not a copyright violation. You can reimplement APIs.
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1. 7734128 ◴[15 Jul 25 06:19 UTC] No.44568364[source]▶
The famous Android Java fight is probably the most important case of that discussion.
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2. hnfong ◴[15 Jul 25 07:27 UTC] No.44568806[source]▶
Indeed.

Unfortunately when that case went to the Supreme Court they basically just said "yeah for this case it's fair use, but we're not going to comment on whether APIs in general are copyrightable"...