Re: Apple's M1 processor

Actually, as it turns out, Patrick@ is eager to get started, and his PayPal=
 funding pool has already raised enough funds to buy him his M1 mini.

Kettins@ could also use an M1 mini. If you=E2=80=99d like to help raise fun=
ds for his purchase, donate here:

https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8uPSkfNJMp

Not all of us have the skills or time to port an operating system. Even man=
y of those who superficially might probably aren=E2=80=99t as good at codin=
g as they think they are. But many of us have other skills that we can tran=
slate into money that we can give to those who _do_ have skills and time (a=
nd interest)....

Cheers,

b&

> On Dec 2, 2020, at 6:57 PM, Robbie D <[email protected]> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFOn 12/2/2020 1:02 PM, ben wrote:
>> So...is there anybody out there who _is_ in such a position I can point =
these people to? Ideally, I think, somebody who already regularly commits t=
o /arm64 who wants to start hacking.
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> Even if there was such a person, I don't think it's right to "donate" a c=
omputer to them with the expectation that they will start working on it imm=
ediately. Remember that OpenBSD exists at the leisure of a group of volunte=
ers, and they will work on what they will work on in their own time.
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> If someone wants M1 support so bad, buy a Mac Mini, and start hacking. Le=
t arm@ know so you avoid doubling up on any work anyone else is doing. If y=
ou don't want to do the work then you can just wait like the rest of us.
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> Robbie