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DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

How long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)

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How long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)

DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months ago
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    Don’t I own this hardware? Can I not do what I want with it?

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      You own the hardware but not the software.

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        And that includes the firmware required for you to load your software.

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      Case in point:

      Find a recently-ish manufactured used Chromebook/chromebox, and try to unlock the BIOS so you can slap a different OS on it

      Source: it me 🫠

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      You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.

      /s

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