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[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 3 days ago (1 children)

funny how a(n implicitly) rooted linux computer is fine, but a rooted handheld linux computer is the devil and insecure.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 29 points 3 days ago (3 children)

If PCs came out today there is no way you would just be allowed to install Linux on it.

[–] susurrus0@lemmy.zip 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

New ARM laptops coming out right now have their bootloaders locked. So yeah...

[–] rakeshmondal@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not Macbooks though surprisingly.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You mean ~~UN~~surprisingly?

Edit: I cannot read.

[–] Semester3383@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, it's surprising that Macs are not locked. Because the Mac OS ecosystem is usually locked tighter than a vir-, er, very tightly.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Ah fuck I read that as the bootloader being unlocked. My bad. Misread the comment you responded to

[–] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I am afraid you are right

don't give them ideas