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by ssizn 1392 days ago
Apple can’t run Windows programs and games reliably so they are not a contender.
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nottorp 1392 days ago
... and not all Linux programs any more, sadly. Due to the switch to ARM I had to get a separate x86 box for some of my work (namely yocto builds and the like).
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microtonal 1392 days ago
Most distributions have an AArch64 build. Secondly, macOS Ventura will have Rosetta 2 for Linux as well.
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nottorp 1392 days ago
Most stuff I can do natively. I am not messing with a yocto build except on their recommended platform though. Too complex to be worth the effort of trying it on something else if not needed.
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nottorp 1392 days ago
... and it's slow enough even without Rosetta ...
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dvfjsdhgfv 1392 days ago
> ... and not all Linux programs any more, sadly.

Historically, it's never been a problem. One of my first distros was Yellow Dog Linux. There will be many more in the future.

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