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jmclnx ◴[] No.44615067[source]
And this is why I avoid and will always avoid "Secure Boot". I can see many newer Linux people being locked out starting in Sept.
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willa_bombadier ◴[] No.44616122[source]
There should be some “Sane Usage” certification that a device doesn’t do secure boot, provides fully open and self-maintainable hardware, is independent of all external entities for ongoing use, provides hardware switches to turn off built-ins like ports, mics, and cameras, for power-savings and security.
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pydry ◴[] No.44616412[source]
"Will this piss off or delight Microsoft?" is probably a thought that goes through the heads of many OEMs when they decide how to design their machines.
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msgodel ◴[] No.44616593{3}[source]
Weirdly Microsoft has been one of the companies ensuring Linux remains bootable on PCs.
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1. bayindirh ◴[] No.44616764{4}[source]
Bill Gates famously asked: "Can we create a standard or expand something like ACPI, so Linux becomes unbootable on PCs?"

So, believing this is very, very hard.