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I don't want any hardware designed by Microsoft in my machine. The concept might be good, but I don't trust them not to ruin my experience when using Linux. Thi
by NotVerstappen 5y ago
I don't want any hardware designed by Microsoft in my machine. The concept might be good, but I don't trust them not to ruin my experience when using Linux. This will force me towards using a smaller number of niche vendors (good, if they survive that long) or just switching to a Mac (bad).
- tempfs 5y agoEven if you ignore the fact that they'll find a way to shit on Linux[to push WSL] I simply do not trust Microsoft to get anything right in terms of security.[1] [1] Being alive and security aware for the last few decades.
- Tsiklon 5y agoIf I recall, a good portion of the UEFI Secure Boot system is entirely of Microsoft’s design, albeit this is thankfully an optional system in most cases but one that has definitely caused headaches for Linux users.
- lostmsu 5y agoWhat were the headaches? That you had to sign your kernel and add pubkey to BIOS to use the feature?
- MisterTea 5y agoThe usual Microsoft/Intel collusion/mono-culture. I am so tired of this duopoly. AMD just tows the same lines to sell hardware.
- Datagenerator 5y agoWould KVM with virtual TPM isolate Win11 enough?