Asahi Linux Lead Resigns Amidst Community Pressure and Upstream Challenges

2025-02-13
Asahi Linux Lead Resigns Amidst Community Pressure and Upstream Challenges

The lead developer of Asahi Linux, a project that successfully ported Linux to Apple Silicon, has resigned. Despite achieving an impressive feat, the developer cited relentless community pressure for features, significant hurdles in contributing upstream to the Linux kernel, and personal challenges as reasons for leaving. The resignation highlights the difficulties of maintaining a large open-source project and raises concerns about community dynamics and the Linux kernel contribution process.

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