Comment by heavyset_go
5 years ago
It isn't the locked bootloader that is the issue with porting Linux to new ARM Macs, it's that ARM SoCs require vendor support for Linux in varying degrees, and Apple has made it clear that they won't support other OSes on ARM Macs outside of virtualization.
> Apple has made it clear that they won't support other OSes on ARM Macs [...]
That’s not completely true. They seem to be open to Windows.
Craig Federighi has stated that Windows could run on M1 hardware, but Microsoft’s licensing doesn’t allow the ARM version to be installed in a non-exclusive manner.
Source: https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/20/windows-can-run-natively-m1-m...
Bootcamp required special Apple-written drivers for Windows to work on Mac hardware. Apple has said that they will not support other OSes on their hardware outside of virtualization, so no Bootcamp.
Did you look at the source that I linked? Craig Federighi is a pretty high-level Apple employee.
He seems to be saying that the lack of Bootcamp is because Microsoft is unwilling to allow it (rather than Apple).