How would Linux have been today if locked bootloaders were as common in the 90s as they are now on ARM devices? Timely_Jellyfish_2077 ( @Timely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev ) Linux@lemmy.ml • edit-221 hours ago message-square14fedilinkarrow-up159
arrow-up159message-squareHow would Linux have been today if locked bootloaders were as common in the 90s as they are now on ARM devices? Timely_Jellyfish_2077 ( @Timely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev ) Linux@lemmy.ml • edit-221 hours ago message-square14fedilink
minus-square ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 hours ago but users would, for the most part, not tolerate removing the ability to boot any OS they feel like, so there’s enough pressure that locked shit won’t migrate down to all consumer hardware. what makes you think that?
what makes you think that?