Asahi Linux Lead Developer Steps Down
14 days ago
- #GPU
- #Apple Silicon
- #Asahi Linux
- Alyssa Rosenzweig steps down as lead developer of Asahi Linux's Apple GPU reverse-engineering effort.
- The project has achieved full hardware support for Apple Silicon Macs under Linux, including graphics, compute, audio, and wireless.
- Asahi Linux now features a working, open-source driver stack for Apple GPUs, enabling a wide range of applications with proper acceleration.
- Hector Martin, the project's founder, also stepped down earlier in 2025, leading to a new collective leadership model.
- Rosenzweig's next challenge involves working on Intel’s Xe-HPG architecture, focusing on high-performance discrete GPU work.
- The transition in leadership marks a turning point, but the project is expected to continue advancing with other contributors.
- Rosenzweig will join Intel to work on OpenGL and Vulkan drivers for Intel’s GPUs, aiming to improve gaming on Linux.