Comment by gsf_emergency
1 year ago
In a better world.. goog could be as helpful towards grOS as aapl towards asahi. But "anything that doesn't detract from selling hw is fine" can't make it into goog's once-aspirational "knowledge economy" business calculus. (Legal considerations contribute further inertia)
I think though, "write-only" third-party contributions are a necessary evolutionary step towards a more balanced ecosystem, so lack of an open reference could lead to the needed experimentation, both legal and technical
I've not kept up with Asahi, but how is Apple helping Asahi? My surface level understanding was Asahi was reverse engineering everything and Apple is offering 0 help/support.
Depends on your definition of "help".
Apple doesn't support Asahi specifically but did build in the capability to boot another OS and intentionally does not block it.
But as of the M4 Macs, Apple is preventing the Asahi team from learning how the drivers work with a “bug” in the bootloader: https://social.treehouse.systems/@sven/114278224116678776
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If adding a capability to boot another OS is seen as a big gesture, Google providing an entire operating system source code should be a bigger deal yes?
One is cracking open a door (Apple) and the other is opening the door wide, and welcoming you into your home.
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