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by TheKarateKid 2050 days ago
Apple themselves: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210999

They are disallowing custom kernel extensions and instead requiring apps like Little Snitch to use their system API. This means that Apple has total control of how these apps function and what they can see.
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protoman3000 2050 days ago
With the new Apple Silicon devices you can’t boot your own OSes anymore so the process of putting the desktop in a walled garden is complete.

But where is the issue though? While you won’t be able to “own” your MacBook Air there are so many alternatives available such that crowding-out computers with open Bootloaders seems implausible.

EDIT: Apparently there is a way to load your own os using bputil

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sjwright 2050 days ago
> With the new Apple Silicon devices the you can’t boot your own OSes anymore

I'm not sure this is confirmed. Though either way it's somewhat moot as Linux drivers for key Apple Silicon components (e.g. GPU, radios) are unlikely to be available any time soon.

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