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Sorry, Mario, but the software is in a different architecture. (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/linux

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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/27854381

Meme transcription:

[Guy looking happy:] Hey, there’s a Linux version of that program I like

[Guy looking disappointed:] Closed Source, no ARM support

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I really want a decent ARM laptop with decent battery life.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Have you looked at an M1 or M2 MacBook with Fedora Asahi Remix (or the Asahi Linux project in general)?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yes, but I'm uninterested for a few reasons:

lead dev stepped down due to maintenance difficulties
cost
AFAIK, still doesn't work on M3 or M4
I don't like Apple hardware (I use it everyday at work)
if I went for ARM today, it would probably be the ThinkPad (I really like trackpoint and mouse buttons)

I'm really hoping for a Framework or a cheaper Thinkpad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Framework stepping into the ARM market would be great. While I personally like Apple’s hardware, I love Frameworks philosophy.

I have to disagree on one point of your Asahi assessment though: While the old lead dev has stepped down, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The remaining team has since restructured and is focusing heavily on reducing those maintenance difficulties, besides working on support beyond M2.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah, I'm the same way, but about ThinkPad. I have a keyboard centric workflow and their keyboards + TrackPoint are great, but I also prefer Framework's philosophy. If Framework can give me either incredible battery life or a fantastic keyboard (ideally w/trackpoint and three mouse buttons), I'll get one. But until then, I'll hold on to my aging Thinkpad (pushing 8 years).

Maybe the dev leaving will be good for the project. Idk, I don't think there are that many people with the skills and interest to continue reverse engineering Apple's hardware, so any loss will have a huge impact. I'm guessing they'll scale back the pace a bit and fix stuff on existing platforms and not exist all expand much. I guess we'll see. I'm interested in Mac Mini support since that could be an awesome NAS + homelab with a USB enclosure (could probably get it working in a VM, but native would be nicer).