Ask HN: Is hardware optimised Linux possible?
I always read about macOS running harmoniously with Apple's hardware because they are "optimised" for each other. I am not gonna lie, I don't understand how that works, but I can vouch for it. I do find that a low-end MacBook Air feels much faster than a similarly-specced machine running Windows.
Snappiness and speed, however, are not a problem with Linux. My issue with Linux is battery management. Running Linux on a laptop sucks for me.
I have tried multiple distributions on multiple devices, and the only ugly thing about these experiences was the battery life getting hit drastically. I am speaking 50% battery life here.
I want to jump on the Linux train, but I am too addicted to the battery life a MacBook offers me. I don't want to run multiple operating systems that change with context. I want to have one consistent experience regardless of the work I am doing.
Is it possible to create the same harmony that Apple makes for its hardware and software to work well together with Linux? Is it difficult in the sense that it would require a huge amount of research and development in completely new hardware? Has it been done by anyone before? Are my questions valid at all, and not just naive babbles? Just as about everything: you take care of it. See e.g. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Power_management You might optimize the hardware with arch but security is another game all together. I’ve never heard of anyone running production webfacing services on an arch Linux server Security is not a goal in and of itself, true. Though minimal patches ensure that most issues are caused by upstream, not Arch itself. https://security.archlinux.org/ https://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?string=&project=1&type%...