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With https://github.com/sponsors/marcan also present as an option.

Which IIUC should give him a larger fraction of your donation (all but payment processor fees for now, minus 10% after the beta ends), or you could pledge at https://liberapay.com/on/github/marcan/ and let him choose to take whatever fraction he wants (also excluding processor fees, forever ±).

Why there is VAT on every pledge? Using Patreon is not buying (that is what I believe, that is how similar services work in my country, they don't add extra tax).

Is this the same project?

Yes:

Asahi Linux was founded by Hector Martin “marcan” after the launch of the first M1 devices.

https://asahilinux.org/about/

No, Apple actually supporting it (in the same way that Intel, AMD, ARM/Linaro et. al. staff resources to support their hardware on Linux) is the best way. But paying productive engineers via crowdfunding isn't an awful workaround.

We can't change what Apple does. Gnashing your teeth about that isn't going to help.

What we can do is support this Patreon.

Or do not buy the hardware..

If you don't buy the hardware, why do you care if it's supported or not?