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Interesting thread over on Twitter by the Asahi devs. TL;DR Yes, support for booting 3rd party OS on M1/M2 Macs is an official feature, not a hack or bug. It is a policy. https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1554395176025849856
in reply to Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

Gilbert Busana
Gilbert Busana
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wow that's _huge_
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Gilbert Busana
Gilbert Busana
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is it ?

I don't understand what the consequences are, exactly

Could I install Fedora Silverblue on a M1 mac ?
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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:
Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:
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Yes. Linus Torvalds himself is using Fedora arm64 on his M2 MacBook. Is that an acceptable reference?
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Gilbert Busana
Gilbert Busana
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that sounds really interesting. I would love to see some review of the experience (performance, stability, battery life). If it's enough for Linus, that's a good sign.

@abbienormal @dottorblaster
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in reply to Paolo Redaelli

Gilbert Busana
Gilbert Busana
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I've got a million objections to Apple and their policies, but the M1/M2 hardware is good.

@jwildeboer @abbienormal @dottorblaster
@Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: @Gilbert Busana
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Paolo Redaelli
Paolo Redaelli
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Apple of course wants to keep making money and publishing the specs to allow free-as-in-freedom operative systems to run on their M1/M2 hardly fits their goal. I hoped some giant put its weight in #RISCV but it's just wishful thinking
https://monodes.com/predaelli/2020/12/08/is-apple-m1-the-new-amiga/
@jwildeboer @abbienormal @dottorblaster

Is Apple M1 the new Amiga?

I loved Apple. Not the Apple of DRMs and its golden prison where you can’t really control your hardware; I loved the Apple that loved Software Libero. Then it mutated into a company that crus…
Paolo Redaelli
#riscv @Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: @Gilbert Busana
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Gilbert Busana
Gilbert Busana
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me too, I quit with Apple some years ago as a desktop OS but I have to say that when my gf's M1 entered the stage it made _each one_ of my machine feel like a 100 years old one. Really amazing what they did, and really amazing that third parties have to be able to boot _by policy_

@paoloredaelli @jwildeboer @abbienormal
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Paolo Redaelli
Paolo Redaelli
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It also seems that current #AppleSilicon is actually more open then certain #Lenovo when you try to install another OS 😰
@sesivany @abbienormal
#AppleSilicon #lenovo @Gilbert Busana
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Gilbert Busana
Gilbert Busana
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that is exactly my point. I’m so sad about the current Lenovo situation being a huge Thinkpad fan, I wish every maker was like Apple in this

@sesivany @abbienormal
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Paolo Redaelli
Paolo Redaelli
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Of course 😀 but when you will find an high end #riscv #laptop please let me know your findings.
PS: I have carefully avoided the term "evil"
#riscv #Laptop

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