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> That whole blog post is angry, misinformed about the target market, and talking to no one while telling everyone to eff off. And we shall - not an issue at all.

I like the honesty of this take. I think if we’re honest with ourselves as self funded opensource developers, our projects really have a target market of 1. And you’re right - it’s not you. If the entire target market (the asahi Linux dev team) want to use wayland, that is absolutely their prerogative. You and I aren’t customers of theirs. Our needs don’t pay their bills.

Asahi’s target market is neither of those. Asahi Linux is a distro for Apple Silicon Macs. Which means their target market is like-minded tinkerers with too much cash laying around, everyone else would either use macOS, or any other (cheaper, saner) x86_64 PC.

> On your machine, you have two types of users. The gamer tinkerer, and the professional.

So... that's basically an idea you made up, yet you claim the blog is misinformed about the target market?

Did you literally just make up two categories of guys from thin air.

I did just make up 2 categories who use Linux at home, from the air I've been breathing for my 30+ years of working with people who run Linux at home. That is how opinions based on experience work. Do you have a point to make besides "I want to be contrarian which makes me superior?"

None of those two groups you used even register as the majority among the "home Linux users" many of us know, so I was quite confused by your post.

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