Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more.Hector Martin, the lead behind the ambitious Asahi Linux project, resigned from his position yesterday morning. While the project was going great, and there has been significant progress, 9to5Mac reports that Martin’s decision to resign was due to an uphill battle with the Linux community, including Linus Torvalds himself, and burnout. The Asahi Linux project began shortly after Apple transitioned to Apple Silicon in 2021. With significant effort, Martin and his team launched the alpha build of Asahi Linux for M1 and M2 Macs in early 2022. Although Martin has resigned, the project should ideally go on without him. What happened with the Asahi Linux project Image: KnowTechie Martin and his team achieved the impossible feat by porting Linux to Apple Silicon. There was tons of support from the Linux community. While the release of the alpha build was not without its issues, it was a significant step forward. The project was thriving. Unfortunately, the honeymoon period didn’t last long. Several entitled users started complaining, and even some key developers in the Linux community tried to harm the project. According to Martin, .stk-b5957c9 {box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(120, 120, 120, 0.1) !important;}.stk-b5957c9-container{background-color:#f3f3f3 !important;}.stk-b5957c9-container:before{background-color:#f3f3f3 !important;} .stk-fff85bd {margin-left:-20px !important;}.stk-fff85bd .stk–svg-wrapper .stk–inner-svg svg:last-child{opacity:0.7 !important;}.stk-fff85bd .stk–svg-wrapper .stk–inner-svg svg:last-child, .stk-fff85bd .stk–svg-wrapper .stk–inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g, path, rect, polygon, ellipse){fill:var(–stk-global-color-56583, #911d9c) !important;} .stk-75422ff…Lead dev for Asahi Linux on Apple Silicon Macs resigns