Why I recommend only Mac or NVIDIA for AI? Because of shit like this:

Upcoming change to GitHub Actions: macos-latest will move from the macOS 14 image to macOS 15.

There's a slight change in tooling, if stuff fails, you can pin to macos-14.

More interestingly, the macos-13 image will be retired between 1st September and 14th November.

Notably, macos-13 is Intel, and macos-14 and 15 are Apple silicon.

https://github.blog/changelog/2025-07-11-upcoming-changes-to-macos-hosted-runners-macos-latest-migration-and-xcode-support-policy-updates/
#GitHub #GitHubActions #CI #macOS #AppleSilicon #Intel

Regular reminder for anyone who might have an Apple Silicon based Mac that Asahi Linux is a thing and a good thing. It's not just Intel Macs that can play nice with Linux.

I love my little M1 Macbook Air. It's great hardware and never gets overheated. But sometimes I need to play with Linux instead of MacOS.

Asahi installation was able to hive off a small partition during setup to dual-boot. It's very smooth and makes for a great desktop. I've got Firefox and LibreOffice and even Proton VPN running nice. It's ready for prime time.

Am sending this toot from Asahi Linux right now :)

https://asahilinux.org/

Asahi Linux is working very nicely on my little M1 MacBook Air. I wanted a clean environment that I could trust as secure.

Maybe I'll be inspired to spend a little more time writing code, updating the website, and tinkering with some FOSS.

It's very fast. Very clean. Mastodon looks peachy in my Firefox browser too :)

https://asahilinux.org/about/

#Fedora #AsahiRemix 42 Released for #AppleSilicon #Macs with #KDE Plasma 6.3
This release continues the trend of providing #Apple Silicon Mac users with extensive device support, including microphone support for #MacBook laptops. As with the previous release, there’s a Fedora Server variant for those who want to turn their Apple Silicon Macs into #servers or for other types of headless deployments.
https://9to5linux.com/fedora-asahi-remix-42-released-for-apple-silicon-macs-with-kde-plasma-6-3

#Apple M1 / M2 / M3 Core Support Might Soon Be Merged For The #GCC #Compiler
When it comes to compiler support for #AppleSilicon and their hardware at large, Apple has long been focused on the LLVM/Clang toolchain given their long history with it, employing many of the developers, and Xcode being based on LLVM. The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) though may soon see upstream support for the newer Apple Cores
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-Cores-GCC-Possibly-Soon

Sad to see that #Linux for #AppleSilicon (and #RustLang in the kernel) has lost Hector Martin, who is such a brilliant developer and reverse engineer. Contributing to the Linux kernel, which is an arcane mailing list based process, looks nightmarish. https://marcan.st/2025/02/resigning-as-asahi-linux-project-lead/

I just added a #TalosLinux 1.9.3 (#Talos) #Vagrant box to the #ARM64 collection. This allows you to run Talos on your #AppleSilicon #MacBook. This is control-plane only, but you can patch the manifest to also run workloads.

You can find it right here:
Image: https://portal.cloud.hashicorp.com/vagrant/discover/gyptazy/talos1.9.3-arm64
Config: https://cdn.gyptazy.com/files/os/talos/vagrant/
All #ARM64 boxes: https://gyptazy.com/vagrant-images-for-apple-silicon-m1-m2/

The build of GemRB for Infinity Engine games on MacSourcePorts.com has been updated to version v0.9.4 of the project

https://www.macsourceports.com/sourceport/gemrb

#Fedora #Asahi Remix 41 Released for #AppleSilicon #Macs
Release introduces x86/x86-64 emulation integration including support for AAA games to Apple Silicon based on Vulkan 1.4 driver.
#FedoraAsahiRemix 41 is making use of KDE Plasma 6.2 as its default desktop environment but GNOME 47 packages are available for those interested.
#Apple M1 and M2 powered devices remain the best prospects for now for those interested in #AsahiLinux with the M3/M4 bring-up still ongoing.
https://9to5linux.com/fedora-asahi-remix-41-released-for-apple-silicon-macs-with-kde-plasma-6-2

Fedora Asahi Remix 41 is available now!

Thank you to the @AsahiLinux project for the improvement to gaming that is landing with this update. You will also see a new Calamares-based initial setup wizard. Try it out!

Learn more: https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-asahi-remix-41-is-now-available/

Granted, it was never cheap, but #apple hardware is getting silly money now.

For desktop started out with the #macmini about 20 years ago. Then moved to iMacs. When #applesilicon appeared I moved back to the Mini, as the iMac was too expensive. But even basic Minis' now push 1k.

For portable, the last machine I got was a #macbookair 2017, 800 new. Replacing it with comparable now is close to 1200.

With Apple supporting models for far less time than they used to, it's getting expensive!

Mac Source Ports lets you play Planescape: Torment on your Mac (thanks to the GemRB project).

https://macsourceports.com/game/planescapetorment

My sweet glory #Fedora #Asahi is fast!

Today we're announcing a huge leap in gaming for Apple Silicon - you can now play AAA games on Fedora Asahi Remix!

The Fedora Asahi SIG is grateful to work closely with the @AsahiLinux project on making this possible.

This work leads the way for us to enable gaming on all Fedora Arm systems down the line!

Learn more: https://fedoramagazine.org/gaming-on-fedora-asahi-remix/

I didn’t like #homebrew because it changed the owners and permissions in my /usr/local directory, and didn't play well with manually compiled/installed tools there.
Apparently, on #AppleSilicon, homebrew now installs everything into /opt/homebrew.
Should I give it another chance, or will I regret it soon? ;)