Post 2528730 by sir@cmpwn.com
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(DIR) Post #2528291 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T01:29:18Z
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Every copy of the UEFI specification should be found and burned. The ashes should be buried deep in a dark place and the earth above salted.
(DIR) Post #2528304 by alexbuzzbee@fosstodon.org
2019-01-02T01:29:44Z
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@sir How do you burn a PDF?
(DIR) Post #2528320 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T01:30:25Z
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@alexbuzzbee burn the hard drive
(DIR) Post #2528339 by alexbuzzbee@fosstodon.org
2019-01-02T01:30:49Z
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@sir Mmm, metal fumes.
(DIR) Post #2528344 by flussence@nulled.red
2019-01-02T01:31:06Z
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@sir s/copy/implementer/
(DIR) Post #2528473 by pounce@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T01:37:23Z
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@sirtfw the x86/amd64 specification is so bad that UEFI simplifies the boot-up sequence
(DIR) Post #2528583 by izaya@social.shadowkat.net
2019-01-02T01:39:44.112052Z
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@pounce @sir should've used OpenFirmware
(DIR) Post #2528584 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T01:42:04Z
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@izaya @pounce just use coreboot and BIOS, UEFI is a joke
(DIR) Post #2528594 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T01:42:15Z
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@izaya @pounce coreboot+SeaBIOS is basically the perfect way to boot
(DIR) Post #2528627 by pounce@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T01:42:55Z
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@sirI follow the multiboot2 specification in my OS and it's pretty nice
(DIR) Post #2528666 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T01:44:07Z
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@pounce I'm not very fond of multiboot, I don't know of any good bootloaders that implement it and it's just covering up for how shit x86 is.
(DIR) Post #2528714 by pounce@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T01:46:21Z
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@sirgrub supports it (and is pretty easy to set up in a shell script)I don't know many othersI like having something there though, it simplifies things like ACPI and setting up memory
(DIR) Post #2528730 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T01:46:37Z
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@pounce grub is terribad, though. It's basically the worst bootloader
(DIR) Post #2530887 by Zuph@octodon.social
2019-01-02T03:18:49Z
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@sir Be sure to plant those atomic waste warnings all around the burial site.This place is not a place of honor…no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here… nothing valued is here.
(DIR) Post #2531707 by moderator@freespeechextremist.com
2019-01-02T03:59:44.642245Z
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@sir but why? afaik uefi was made to support large drives, secure boot (which is a pain in the ass whenever it's time to install linux instead of windows but the idea behind it is pretty solid imo) and other things that are made to satisfy today's requirements
(DIR) Post #2537267 by Wolf480pl@niu.moe
2019-01-02T08:56:57Z
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@sir but hey, at least it's a standard. A standard is better than undefined behaviour, right?
(DIR) Post #2541016 by z3ntu@fosstodon.org
2019-01-02T11:58:02Z
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@sir @izaya @pounce Do you have that on your PC / laptop?
(DIR) Post #2546399 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T15:17:49Z
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@z3ntu @izaya @pounce I only have two laptops which support coreboot, and it's installed on both, yes
(DIR) Post #2546418 by sir@cmpwn.com
2019-01-02T15:17:59Z
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@z3ntu @izaya @pounce my desktop uses the OEM firmware, and my servers as well