Re:Asahi Linux project's OpenGL support on Apple Silicon off...
by dj_mc_merlin on Thursday February 15, 2024 @02:14PM
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Some parts of the programming community has always embraced counterculture/things the public sees as bizzare. Surprise surprise, it's also the part that spends a lot more on the computer than even the already addicted average programmer. So they tend to be godly at the craft compared to us lesser mortals that still maintain some normal social behaviour and they can produce amazing stuff like this. Be thankful for it.
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Re:Asahi Linux project's OpenGL support on Apple Silicon off...
by vdaea on Thursday February 15, 2024 @02:36PM
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You can be thankful for the work done and still think marcan acts weird and is off-putting with his "asahi" vtuber persona.
Re:Asahi Linux project's OpenGL support on Apple Silicon off...
by tux3 on Thursday February 15, 2024 @02:55PM
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We knew you could, but you might as well not. Even if you don't see the empathy angle, who benefits from alienating people who do amazing work for free?
Re:Asahi Linux project's OpenGL support on Apple Silicon off...
by RedComet on Thursday February 15, 2024 @03:20PM
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Even if you restrict his work to technology, it might be a wash at best.
Wasn't he one of those leading the charge in getting Cloudflare to drop a site due to bullying allegations? I think I'd rather have Cloudflare be neutral than have a few Linux drivers for new MacBooks a couple of years sooner than otherwise.
Re:Asahi Linux project's OpenGL support on Apple Silicon off...
by throw10920 on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:51PM
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> Wasn't he one of those leading the charge in getting Cloudflare to drop a site due to bullying allegations?
Yikes, is this true? That would be wild - do you have sources?
Re:Asahi Linux project's OpenGL support on Apple Silicon off...
by RedComet on Friday February 16, 2024 @12:14PM
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I didn't follow the saga as closely as I should have, perhaps, given the gravity. But this* didn't take long to find, only shortly preceding the issue.
Re:Asahi Linux project's OpenGL support on Apple Silicon off...
by vdaea on Thursday February 15, 2024 @03:55PM
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But I don't see it as alienating. Marcan seems an intelligent person so he knows that his vtuber persona is weird. I suppose other people noticing and commenting on it is something he likes or even encourages. It's like... people who dye their hair green, or who wear thick golden chains or teeth grills. They want the attention.