Reasons to do it:
1. Enthusiasts are having fun
2. They increase their skill in Linux driver development
3. This can generate patches usable by ARM linux in general, not only viable for Apple hardware.
If she manages to succeed, perhaps with help of others, then we have Linux desktop there. Linux gaming and 3D acceleration wasn't always a thing, and people were still using Linux.
But I agree that apple hardware would still be hostile, and not sure if it is worth it. VM can be used with same success. People who by new macs should be ready to be vendor locked.
But to extend this topic.
Many parts of x86 linux drivers are community developed. Either by individuals, or by companies as RedHat. Yes major hardware vendors, like Intel and AMD makes sure that chipset and CPU are supported, but many motherboard vendors and laptop ones don't give a damn. As far as I know Realtek gigabit ethernet chip was community driven driver.
And most printer drivers are not from vendors.
Now I am curious to search statistics, how much of drivers are made by vendors?
But generally, there is still a problem, that person decide to try linux, and their hardware is unsupported on x86. Laptops especially.
I tend to check linux compatibility first, even if I don't use Linux regularly(actually going to switch soon). I've used linux for a while on my DELL laptop, and experience was great. But my daily driver is windows desktop. Going to try it out. Hope my Wacom tablet would work in Linux, as from my research Wacom is best shot for L.
Reasons to do it: 1. Enthusiasts are having fun 2. They increase their skill in Linux driver development 3. This can generate patches usable by ARM linux in general, not only viable for Apple hardware.
If she manages to succeed, perhaps with help of others, then we have Linux desktop there. Linux gaming and 3D acceleration wasn't always a thing, and people were still using Linux.
But I agree that apple hardware would still be hostile, and not sure if it is worth it. VM can be used with same success. People who by new macs should be ready to be vendor locked.
But to extend this topic.
Many parts of x86 linux drivers are community developed. Either by individuals, or by companies as RedHat. Yes major hardware vendors, like Intel and AMD makes sure that chipset and CPU are supported, but many motherboard vendors and laptop ones don't give a damn. As far as I know Realtek gigabit ethernet chip was community driven driver.
And most printer drivers are not from vendors.
Now I am curious to search statistics, how much of drivers are made by vendors?
But generally, there is still a problem, that person decide to try linux, and their hardware is unsupported on x86. Laptops especially.
I tend to check linux compatibility first, even if I don't use Linux regularly(actually going to switch soon). I've used linux for a while on my DELL laptop, and experience was great. But my daily driver is windows desktop. Going to try it out. Hope my Wacom tablet would work in Linux, as from my research Wacom is best shot for L.