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> UEFI is also a godsend in terms of fixing a lot of the legacy BIOS crap From a user perspective, no, it is not. Booting is far more complicated with UEFI.
by hulitu 2y ago
> UEFI is also a godsend in terms of fixing a lot of the legacy BIOS crap
From a user perspective, no, it is not.
Booting is far more complicated with UEFI.
- immibis 2y agoWhat do you mean? The boot menu now works with the mouse and I can click on the operating system I want to run.
- salawat 2y agoAnd my bloody computer is potentially trying to make god-blessed network calls before the OS has even loaded, and before my machine even provides the bare minimum human interface, you want me to navigate cryptography? The trusted computing initiative was a disaster to the learnability of the computing field. Devs are users too. Especially the unskilled/ignorant ones.
- immibis 2y agoI thought you said UEFI.
- psd1 2y agoIt is a mixed blessing, the ever-upward bass of complexity. Most people are probably glad that their computers have guis and they can install applications with just a few clicks. The price of those features is complexity. Ultimately, we're all like the Amish: we make decisions about our preferred level of technology. I won't have a smart TV in my house, but I'm happy to have UEFI systems.