Re: Apple's M1 processor

Greats. Can I join this project? PayPal doesn't support China. I can't seem=
 to be able to pay. I currently live in China.

Caipenghui

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:08:42, Ben Goren <[email protected]> =E5=86=99=E5=88=B0:
>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 fu=
nds
>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
>many of those who superficially might probably aren=E2=80=99t as good at c=
oding
>as they think they are. But many of us have other skills that we can
>translate into money that we can give to those who _do_ have skills and
>time (and 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 to /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 computer to them with the expectation that they will start working on
>it immediately. Remember that OpenBSD exists at the leisure of a group
>of volunteers, 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. Let arm@ know so you avoid doubling up on any work anyone else
>is doing. If you don't want to do the work then you can just wait like
>the rest of us.
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>> Robbie