Remontoire@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoApple exec's latest interview is a pile of greenwashed BSwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down139file-text
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minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·1 year agoOk then those that can’t afford Apple can shop other brands. They just won’t get the Apple support, and will have to rely on community efforts to keep their machines running. What exactly do you want Apple to do here?
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoProvide an open boot loader on all devices they sell at the minimum (I believe that should be law). Basic documentation helping a community OS would be nice.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIs there an example of an open bootloader you would want apple to model?
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoApple was an early adopter of EFI and is a member of the UEFI Forum. They should use modern UEFI.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThey absolutely use modern UEFI on their Intel-based Macs Boot process for an Intel-based Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/security/boot-process-sec5d0fab7c6/1/web/1 UEFI firmware security in an Intel-based Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/security/uefi-firmware-security-in-an-intel-based-mac-seced055bcf6/web
Ok then those that can’t afford Apple can shop other brands. They just won’t get the Apple support, and will have to rely on community efforts to keep their machines running.
What exactly do you want Apple to do here?
Provide an open boot loader on all devices they sell at the minimum (I believe that should be law).
Basic documentation helping a community OS would be nice.
Is there an example of an open bootloader you would want apple to model?
Apple was an early adopter of EFI and is a member of the UEFI Forum. They should use modern UEFI.
They absolutely use modern UEFI on their Intel-based Macs
Boot process for an Intel-based Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/security/boot-process-sec5d0fab7c6/1/web/1
UEFI firmware security in an Intel-based Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/security/uefi-firmware-security-in-an-intel-based-mac-seced055bcf6/web