On Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:35:04 -0400 Francis Gerund via arch-general <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I worry about if and how this will affect Arch. Any opinions? > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Kyle Bassett via arch-general < > arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > This is insane! Apple set the precedent with smart phones, but now we have > > Trusted Computing Creep in desktops. Used are losing further control of > > their own devices. > > > > Ugh. > > > > On 28 Sep 2016 11:27, "D C via arch-general" <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > Wow, is MS desperate or something? > > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:24 AM, Francis Gerund via arch-general > > <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/16/09/21/1516230/ > > microsoft-signature-pc- > > > requirements-now-blocks-linux-installation-reports?sbsrc=md > > > > > > It was nice while it lasted. > > > > > > <sigh> > > > > > > > > -- > > Public_Key_Block.asc > > This won't really affect Arch any more than any other new hardware missing a driver, because that's all it really is (source: [1]). This hardware won't be usable until someone (either a someone with knowledge and free time or Lenovo or Intel) provides a driver for this hardware. [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53ri0m/warning_microsoft_signature_pc_program_now/d7wekux -- Simon Doppler (dopsi) W: https://dopsi.ch AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/account/dopsi GitHub: https://github.com/dopsi PGP: EB36 7755 7EE8 B2A1 F6C4 907E F0D6 8494 7E78 9926
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