Comment by bzzzt

2 days ago

UEFI or its predecessor ACPI are complicated and support a long list of legacy stuff that has absolutely no value to Apple at all so why should they do the development? It's like asking Tesla for a fuel tank so it would be easier to install a gasoline engine.

You don't have to support "legacy stuff", just make sure a modern linux kernel can boot without apple-specific workarounds

  • Why should Apple care if a modern Linux kernel boots without workarounds on their hardware? Should they also ensure Windows and Android can boot on the hardware easily?

    • > Why should Apple care if a modern Linux kernel boots without workarounds on their hardware?

      To sell more hardware?

      Obviously I get your point, but there's a bunch of customers who would like good ARM hardware but can't accomplish their work with macOS. It's not like Apple needs this tiny market, but it wouldn't hurt them either.

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