Darling, the long-running macOS compatibility layer for Linux, is now using AI to speed up development, Phoronix reports.
- They’ve adopted rules for AI-assisted contributions: the human who opens the PR is responsible for every line and must explain it without a bot.
- Clean-room rules still apply: implement the documented contract, respect macOS layering, never use leaked or restricted Apple source, and don’t produce matching code from disassembly.
- AI-generated patches have even gotten League of Legends (macOS) running on Linux, and they’re working to merge patches from AI-heavy forks upstream.
- Initial ARM64 support is also rolling out.
My take
A small team using AI under hard clean-room rules is a different story from license laundering. Worth watching if you want a few macOS apps on Linux.
Review before you install: read the release notes yourself, back up your config, and try new versions somewhere you can afford to break first.
God Bless, and Happy hacking!
