- The main developer of Asahi Linux Hector Martin resigns
- Intense community requests and complaints are responsible
- Martin is missing a moment when he could relax and not worry about the project
Hector Martin resigned from its operation of the project for Asahi Linux, a popular Linux distribution designed specifically for Macs in the M series, citing Burnout as a key driver.
Martin also said that conflicts within the Linux community had led to his decision to resign, with the resistance of certain Linux developers adding to his workload.
In a long letter by informing the community of his resignation, Martin explained that a personal “dream project”, which was once fun, turned into a chore.
The head of Asahi Linux resigns
Martin detailed how he and his colleagues built the Linux distribution destined-détined “from zero, with a support or documentation of zero supplier”, recognizing that the construction of this particular distribution was more difficult than to execute Linux on A PS4, for example.
However, it seems that the real reason why Martin decided to leave was what he called “the users entitled” – over the years, the developer says that he has received hundreds of requests and complaints relating to The battery life, to a USB -C display medium and at the next generation M – Support for fleas.
He wrote: “No matter how much we have done, how many impossible farms we have succeeded, people have always wanted more. And more. “”
Martin avoided professional exhaustion by limiting the time he has spent in certain areas, such as improving the nucleus, but it came to the point that the development of Asahi Linux interferes with his personal life.
Beyond the users, Martin explained that, despite the creator of Linux Linus Torvalds expressing Linux’s desire to function gently on Macs of the M series, the Finnish developer ignored Martin’s request to discuss the challenges of the system operating.
He summed up: “I bored to spend free time when I can relax and not worry about the features that we have not yet shipped”, confirming: “I resign as the leader of the Asahi Linux project, in vigor immediately. “
At the end of his letter, Martin revealed that anyone who supported him financially should consider supporting the OpenCollective Asahi Linux from now on, and that he is open to new work.
