I don't think that's a fair comparison. You don't have the "freedom" to run a 64-bit OS on a 32-bit machine because of unavoidable technical limitations. Secure Boot is something totally arbitrary that's added for the sake of security. It has nothing to do with hardware capabilities. It does not provide any more possibilities, it only locks things down further. UEFI is totally fine, by the way, and UEFI can exist in isolation from Secure Boot.

Sounds like the main problem here is that those Linux distros aren’t catching up to new standards, no? Maybe on NVIDIA too for not supporting Linux very well.

For starters, Secure Boot isn't just a matter of implementing it on your terms, you go through Microsoft. As taken from the FreeBSD wiki page on Secure Boot:

Currently the only key that is guaranteed to be present in any given system is Microsoft's.

There's a huge amount of trust and power being vested in a corporation, in that they'll graciously sign the kernel for your operating system so people can use it. I don't think that's healthy centralization.

Additionally, regarding the NVIDIA driver, it's unavoidable. The nature of drivers on Linux is that, if they're modules which aren't part of the kernel itself, you have to build it from source for your kernel, and then because of the nature of SB, you'd have to sign it as well, otherwise it'll get rejected. Sure, the ideal would be if NVIDIA could act like the other manufacturers, make their driver free software, and integrate it into the kernel so it can be pre-signed by your distribution, but they're never gonna do that. And even if that wasn't an issue, you still can't trivially compile and load, e.g., a custom wireless driver for your card. There are security benefits to this but they're ones that are inconsequential for a casual home user, and they just serve to make Linux even more difficult. It deeply punishes anything that comes from a community rather than a corporation.

Yeah but it still adds a huge layer of extra pain, which is why the usual advice is just to disable SB if you're installing Linux. Even on that page, in the list of what SB limits, it mentions:

Loading kernel modules that are not signed by a trusted key. By default, this will block out-of-tree modules including DKMS-managed drivers. However, you can create your own signing key for modules and add its certificate to the trusted list using MOK.

This includes the NVIDIA drivers, adding a layer of additional headache to something that's already unfortunately overcomplicated relative to Intel and AMD drivers that work OOTB. Hibernation doesn't work either. And of course, SB is still going to make it impossible to run any OS that doesn't support it on bare metal, including a number of Linux distros as well as any of the BSDs, the Hurd, Redox, ReactOS, etc., countless smaller hobbyist operating systems. and it's disappointing to enter a future where tinkering is something you have to fight your computer to do. It's a niche case, sure, but why should that be restricted? Why not let users do what they want as long as they're effectively warned of the risks?

Sure, in most cases, as long as you're not going to be dual-booting, you can just turn it off, but there's going to be a point where there's little financial incentive for OEM PCs to let you disable SB. A lot of modern motherboards already don't support legacy boot, IIRC. And I hate the fact that you're having to make a choice between Windows and freedom over your own computer. "Truly secure boot means YOU specify what system is allowed to run in your computer."

Pretty sure Vanced is just a hacked version of the regular app. If you want a free software alternative, NewPipe is a free-and-open-source YouTube client that supports the same stuff, with a handful of its own features that aren't in Vanced, without being associated with your Google account at all: https://newpipe.schabi.org/

IDAHO IS FINDING OUT WHAT MOSCOW IS

Remember to sort by new to see all the comments as they come in, you libs

he's got more to say: "There's no place for the individual to make an independent choice. Individuals can't interface with eachother without the state, they can't have economic relations without the state controlling the relationship."

lord knows I'm not going to give money to the New York Times to read that shit, but the Amazon description doesn't seem as bad as it could be:

"Find out how Che Guevara--a doctor turned communist leader and much more than a face on a T-shirt--ended up paying the ultimate price for his cause.

His very image has become associated with a spirit of rebellion, but Ernesto Guevara--known around the world simply as Che--didn't dream of becoming a revolutionary. Author Ellen Labrecque takes readers on a journey through Che's life starting with his childhood in Argentina, to his travels through South and Central America as a young physician, and ending with his final years as a key player in the Cuban revolution. His legacy--as the author of The Motorcycle Diaries, a champion of the poor, and a force for change in Cuba--is both personal and political."

also all the reviews are angry parents calling it communist propaganda so I'm optimistic

they made one for Che too though and it's pretty cool, they got the head true-to-life: https://i.imgur.com/i6FMEsO.jpg

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that's right, we're finally making a Chapo podcast, the first and only

update: im fuckin in tears what the fuck is this comment: https://i.imgur.com/0eIexPD.png

holy shit the comments are full of nerds that are so fucking pissed at the trans mod that put in the ban and called them chuds

"Few things in life are non-negotiable. The immediate removal of /u/aofhaocv, however, is 100% non-negotiable at this stage. The entire sub hates /u/aofhaocv after the derisive and absolutely abhorrent comments about members of this community."

"We cannot and will not forget the hateful words you leveled at a community who bore you no ill will; a community of people, mind you, who were also bullied and cast aside in our formative years. The weebs in my school were ostracized because of who they were and what they liked."

"You backstabbed the trust and respect of let's say 80-90% of the people that post here frequently"

why are anime fans like this

get his ass

i work for none but the people and i have no expectation of recognition, my only request is that you keep fighting the good fight soldier

while the downvotes are funny as fuck and have made this my favorite night in months, please send your death threats to my discord at Chloe#7069 so that you can get your anger out instead of silently downvoting my posts like cowards, please and thank you :)

heartwarming to see the community come together over shared experiences <3

Sad!

full support for our poster on the frontlines that has somehow pissed off the brigaders so hard that they're obsessed with nothing but hating her now lmao

chapos won't admit that 2004 democratic presidential candidate john kerry makes mao look like a neolib if you put their policy side-by-side

please also refer to the fact that literally everyone who isn't involved with this drama has also said it's chibi and that the only people mischaracterizing awkward background pencil-sketch characters as kids has been trying to defame staff for countless other baseless allegations as well

you're not acting in good faith here by posting on this fresh account that just happens to be dropping its two cents on the drama as its first post, fuck off back to the hole you came from and post hog