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The problem is, there's a very very narrow line between restricting what the user can do on their system for the user's benefit and restricting what the user ca
by mort96 3y ago
The problem is, there's a very very narrow line between restricting what the user can do on their system for the user's benefit and restricting what the user can do on their system for your benefit as the manufacturer/whatever. That's what makes the idea of restricting the root user so uncomfortable.
- znpy 3y agoNow you’re being dishonest and posting actual bs. There is no such line. Everything is foss software, you can change any policy. You can still do everything you want.
- mort96 3y agoThis is literally what people said about Android until it wasn't true anymore though. We're fundamentally talking about building up pieces in a "chain of trust" which allows the entity in charge of the UEFI to decide what can and can't be done with the system. That's a scary thing.