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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by scuff3d on Friday October 24, 2025 @01:53PM (#45697249)
How is that not helpful? A group of volunteers working in their spare time to do something incredibly difficult clearly aren't working fast enough for this person. The logical thing to do would be to jump in and help.
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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by Retr0id on Friday October 24, 2025 @03:27PM (#45698236)
It's ok for a free thing to not meet someone's needs.
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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by scuff3d on Friday October 24, 2025 @06:17PM (#45699671)
Agreed. But it seems a not insignificant number of people think they should get everything they want immediately
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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by garbagewoman on Friday October 24, 2025 @03:13PM (#45698104)
How is it helpful?
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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by scuff3d on Friday October 24, 2025 @06:16PM (#45699665)
If you read the rest of the posts above the one I'm replying to I think it's pretty clear this wasn't a serious question. It was asked ironically as in "the rest of the work doesn't matter, they're taking too long to get M5 support out"

I'm saying it's an open project and if people want to bitch they're going too slow they are welcome to contribute.

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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by jama211 on Friday October 24, 2025 @01:57PM (#45697298)
Doesn’t give anything like an ETA… which was the question.
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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by scuff3d on Friday October 24, 2025 @06:16PM (#45699664)
If you read the rest of the posts above the one I'm replying to I think it's pretty clear this wasn't a serious question. It was asked ironically as in "the rest of the work doesn't matter, they're taking too long to get M5 support out"

I'm saying it's an open project and if people want to bitch they're going too slow they are welcome to contribute.

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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by Klonoar on Friday October 24, 2025 @07:27PM (#45700128)
More cooks in the kitchen doesn't always move the needle. You're being needlessly flippant for no real reason.
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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by scuff3d on Friday October 24, 2025 @09:32PM (#45700704)
No, I was making a point.

Asahi Linux is a volunteer project. Devs commit their free time to work on something incredibly difficult, giving people the ability to run Linux on an entirely new platform, and all people can do is complain it isn't good enough.

And this is just one example, you see this kind of crap all over the Open Source community. Providing constructive feedback is one thing, bitching that they aren't working fast enough is another. Either get involved and find some way to help out, or shut up.

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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by Klonoar on Friday October 24, 2025 @11:31PM (#45701177)
> No, I was making a point.

No, you're not. You're just regurgitating the same boring tired response of most OSS communities. It doesn't actually change or improve anything.

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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by scuff3d on Saturday October 25, 2025 @12:32AM (#45701365)
I mean... people could just stop bitching that free projects don't cater to their every whim. Then people wouldn't have to point out how stupid that mentality is.

If you'd care to suggest a solution I'm sure everyone would love to hear it.

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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by Klonoar on Saturday October 25, 2025 @06:17PM (#45707424)
> people could just stop bitching that free projects don't cater to their every whim.

This is never going to happen, but you're certainly welcome to spend your energy online however you wish.

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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by scuff3d on Sunday October 26, 2025 @02:28AM (#45709570)
So you don't have any solutions I take it?
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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by jama211 on Saturday October 25, 2025 @01:52PM (#45705723)
Glad you’ve admitted just how unhelpful you’re really being. Touch some grass mate.
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Re:Asahi Linux Still Working on Apple M3 Support, M1n1 Bootl... by scuff3d on Sunday October 26, 2025 @02:27AM (#45709565)
I'm not the one spending my time crying that a free project isn't working hard enough for me. I'm just pointing out what a useless attitude that is. Only takes a second to encourage people not to be assholes :)
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