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Re:Asahi Linux M1 GPU drivers can now run Windows games via ... by arnaudsm on Friday March 31, 2023 @10:55PM (#35396610)
Genuine question, why do you think Apple doesn't publish docs about the M1 architecture? They know the Asahi team will crack it anyway, but what's preventing them from opening the platform to make it even more popular?
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Re:Asahi Linux M1 GPU drivers can now run Windows games via ... by SXX on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:21PM (#35396766)
It's just guess, but it very much possible Apple simply can't publish any documentation because even they use a lot of 3rd-party IP under NDA. Also publishing documentation officially make patents attack easier.

I not into defending Apple, but there are plenty of reasons why they're okay with Asahi team reverse engineering their hardware, but won't invest any money into making it more open. After all they earn a lot from subscription services and Linux users wont pay for them.

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Re:Asahi Linux M1 GPU drivers can now run Windows games via ... by macintux on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:24PM (#35396783)
Two reasons I can think of:

1. Documentation implies a commitment to the decisions made thus far. Apple has no compunctions about changing things behind the scenes and concealing the impact from users as much as possible.

2. Apple’s bread and butter are always going to be macOS users, Linux will be a rounding error.

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