Re:macOS 11 Virtualization Framework to Run Linux in a VM
by saagarjha on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @09:08PM
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A14 is rumored to have this already, it's not like they don't know how to do this but more that they had no reason to do so until now.
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Re:macOS 11 Virtualization Framework to Run Linux in a VM
by ytch on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @09:21PM
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Parallel Desktop demos running linux on Apple Silicon in WWDC, maybe they have internal developer kit based on A14, but it cannot be made public.
Re:macOS 11 Virtualization Framework to Run Linux in a VM
by AlexCoventry on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @11:22PM
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What's the reason to do it now?
Re:macOS 11 Virtualization Framework to Run Linux in a VM
by saagarjha on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @11:48PM
(#23923991)
They’re shipping Macs that need it by the end of the year.
Re:macOS 11 Virtualization Framework to Run Linux in a VM
by api on Thursday July 23, 2020 @11:10AM
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Macs need virtualization to run guest OSes since Macs are big in the pro and developer market. There is no current use for VMs on a phone, so they probably just left that module out in past chips.
Re:macOS 11 Virtualization Framework to Run Linux in a VM
by monocasa on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @11:50PM
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Developers are something absurd like 20% of their install base, so Docker gets a first class seat at the table from a product requirements perspective? Albeit in aarch64 mode.