Re: Apple's M1 processor

On Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 02:01:04PM -0600, Robbie D wrote:

> On 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Robbie
> 

If you have expectations about how much time will be spent, that's
your problem. Donations are mostly only accepted with no strings
attached.

In this case there's a developer able, willing and eager to start
working on it. He himself can decide perfectly how much time to spend
on it. 

I have received donations in the past. I always made it clear: no
promises, no guarantees, this is volunteer work. In one or two casses
due to circumstances I was not able to do work on the hardware in
question. I passed it on to another developer with no strings
attached.

	-Otto