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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 22 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

other ~~companies~~ governments ~~could have~~ may have already shipped a lot worse.

FTFY (high five!)

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I'd swap may out for probably TBH.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I HATE UEFI I HATE UEFI I HATE UEFI

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

I HATE UEFI I HATE UEFI I HATE UEFI

So say, we all.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Why do you hate UEFI? Do you hate security?

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sure, there are vulnerabilities. But UEFI offers features such as secure boot, which BIOS doesn't. Also, its nice being able to boot from drives larger then 2tb.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Not saying BIOS is better.