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Linux 6.6 To Better Protect Against The Illicit Behavior Of NVIDIA's Proprietary Driver
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Yeah, you're just running an entirely proprietary GPU that only Apple makes proprietary drivers for. Don't see how that's a win in any way?
Apple's GPU at least isn't maliciously designed to be difficult to write open-source drivers for. It's up to the community to figure out how it works and write a driver, but Apple isn't actively trying to stop them like NVIDIA is.
This is a fair point, and I'm not trying to defend NVIDIA's behavior. I use an AMD GPU on Linux for a reason 😅
The progress on Asahi Linux has me considering a M1 MacBook Air for real.
The progress on Asahi Linux is a demonstration of the difference I mentioned. People have been working on open-source NVIDIA drivers for ages and still can't get the GPU out of first gear, whereas the M1 GPU driver is mostly functional after only a couple of years.
Apple reserves the sole and exclusive right to that privilege.
It's not that "Apple is bad" it's that you're commenting about how you're glad that companies like Nvidia can't fuck with you, while being seemingly oblivious to the fact that Apple absolutely can fuck with you because you're running a proprietary OS using proprietary drivers on proprietary hardware. Apple has more power over you than Nvidia does over Linux users, yet you're commenting here like Apple is a better choice.
You specifically state that you're glad that your CPU and GPU aren't a vector for companies to fuck with you, but they are a vector for Apple to fuck with you. Apple just hasn't done it (yet?)
Your argument is sound, people question your rationalization.
Honestly, I'm not a graphical designer, so I can't judge, and I suffer similarly by being forced to use Windows due to chimp-IT in my workplace,
but in general - using these vendor lock-in products should be avoided.
Some Linux users here (myself amongst them) would claim that you can use AMD hardware with minimal fuss, and it will be stable. Especially if you go Debian, that will get you battle tested stability.
The better questions are:
Do you have all the tools you need on GNU Linux? If not, can you buy a version that is supported? If not, are the alternatives sufficient and if so, how much work is required to make the transition?
If any of those get blocked, it makes sense. If not, might be worth making the switch.
When did I write that Apple is bad? That's a weird response.