R.L. Dane 
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Guy who's trying his best :(@rl_dane I'm not even joking, if I meet the dipshit that created UEFI, I _will_ give them a piece of my mind, and it will _not_ be kind.
We're addicted to overcomplexity.
kabel42@rl_dane @OpenComputeDesign not implementing the bios compatibility when your customers don't need it seems like a reduction in complexity
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane depends, if 99.9% of their customers use windows, well, that only works with efi afaik. Not even sure linux works without anymore
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane to be honest, i have no idea how many android phones there days allow you to install custom ROMs.
I'll buy one that does, but most people won't care and if none of you customers are ever gonna develop a custom rom for your crappy piece of short lived plastic, why bother?
I'll buy one that does, but most people won't care and if none of you customers are ever gonna develop a custom rom for your crappy piece of short lived plastic, why bother?
Well, this goes back to several previous debates I've had about why ARM is a _terrible_ flatform, and x86 is better.
Imo, x86 is the _only_ architecture worth even considering, because it's the only one with a common BIOS. With the removal of BIOS compatibility from UEFI, x86 is loosing that. Computers are going from the closest thing to an open platform we've ever had, to just as locked down and worthless as everything else. This is, from a tinkerer's perspective, _the end_
@OpenComputeDesign @rl_dane nah, uefi is still a common spec, just a more complex one. And I'm not saying every bios needs to drop compatibility, just that some will because there is nearly no demand.
I'd really like to be able to get a device with some open source bios thing
I'd really like to be able to get a device with some open source bios thing