Will Apple Support the Linux Development Project 'Asahi Linux' That Runs on Macs with Apple Silicon?

The latest version of 'macOS ' developed by Apple as an OS for Mac to support the project 'Asahi Linux' to develop Linux that runs on Mac equipped with Apple Silicon , which is Apple's original SoC such as M1 chip. Specification changes have been found.

Apple Helps Asahi Linux | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29591578

Engineer Hector Martin reports that macOS Monterey 12.1 , which went live on December 13, 2021, changed the requirements for Mach-O , which is the standard binary file format.

According to Martin, Apple is adding a new RAW image mode that doesn't require Mach-O, 'this is for us,' Martin tweeted.

Looks like Apple changed the requirements for Mach-O kernel files in 12.1, breaking our existing installation process ... and they * also * added a raw image mode that will never break again and doesn't require Mach-Os.

And people said they wouldn't help. This is intended for us.

— Hector Martin (@ marcan42) December 17, 2021

Martin is working on the project 'Asahi Linux' to develop Linux that runs on Macs with Apple Silicon. Therefore, the statement 'targeting us' can be interpreted as the statement 'targeting Asahi Linux'.

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'Seriously, I can't think of any reason why Apple is adding a new binary file format option for itself. Apple is developing Mach-O in its own process. I don't think there's a use for RAW images, which means Apple tells us (the developers of Asahi Linux), 'Use this. It's easier and won't turn it off in the future.' That's why this is clearly a specification change for Asahi Linux, 'he said, claiming that the newly added RAW image mode is for Asahi Linux.

Seriously, I can't think of a single reason why they'd add that for themselves. They build real Mach-Os with their own process. They have no use for raw images.

They are saying 'hey, use this, it's easier and we won't break it in the future'. This is for Asahi.

— Hector Martin (@ marcan42) December 17, 2021

On Hacker News, a tech social news site, 'Sure, this change has little benefit to Apple and is only useful to a few engineers. The number of people who want to run Linux on their Macs. Should be very few compared to other markets, so the specific benefit Apple will get from this spec change is that it will slightly reduce criticism of Apple by providing a little goodwill. It's just that it may be possible. '

The latest version of Asahi Linux compatible with macOS Monterey 12.1 has been released and can be obtained from the following page.

GitHub --AsahiLinux / m1n1: A bootloader and experimentation playground for Apple Silicon
https://github.com/AsahiLinux/m1n1