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   TJ to Paul   
   Re: migrating existing desktop to EFI bi   
   17 Dec 24 10:23:52   
   
   From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 2024-12-16 16:20, Paul wrote:   
   > But some day, the Intel plan is, that motherboards only have UEFI   
   > and they will have Secure Boot. And everyone else will have to   
   > clean up the mess. That's the plan. When you get your gently used   
   > equipment, that is going to be the configuration available to you.   
   > No more legacy boot.   
   >   
   > It's like Ford announcing in 2028, vehicles will no longer   
   > ship with steering wheels. Just a shaft with a nut on the end,   
   > and a pair of Vice Grips clamped on the nut.   
   >   
   > This is why we are practicing with our Vice Grips today,   
   > so we are ready for the shaft with a nut.   
   >   
   >     Paul   
      
   You do that.   
      
   As for me, I'm 75. By the time secure boot is the only option left for   
   me to use, even on used equipment, I'll be in the Home, forgetting what   
   I had for breakfast that morning, but remembering what I ate 50 years   
   before.   
      
   TJ   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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