「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agoHow 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)message-squaremessage-square128linkfedilinkarrow-up1527
arrow-up1527message-squareHow 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)「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square128linkfedilink
minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·7 months agoDon’t I own this hardware? Can I not do what I want with it?
minus-squareanothernobody@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 months agoYou own the hardware but not the software.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·7 months agoAnd that includes the firmware required for you to load your software.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoCase 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 🫠
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoYou’ll shoot your eye out, kid. /s
Don’t I own this hardware? Can I not do what I want with it?
You own the hardware but not the software.
And that includes the firmware required for you to load your software.
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 🫠
You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.
/s