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minus-squareUnfortunateShort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·14 days agoUEFI is a standard, not a product. You could make your own even
minus-squarethe_boxhead@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·14 days agohttps://libreboot.org/ Or use this…
minus-squarespacelord@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·14 days agoThis doesn’t support many boards.
minus-squarethe_boxhead@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-214 days agoTrue, but I really appreciate that someone is doing it. (It’s far beyond my capabilities…)
minus-squareanon5621@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 days agoTianocore open source uefi implementation exist for many years
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 days ago could could in the same sense that i could check all software i use for bugs and malicious code. realistically, i can’t, because it’s way too much work.
minus-squarestupidcasey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 days agoSo that just means UBIOS is explicitly for spying since UEFI is open source and a standard right?
UEFI is a standard, not a product. You could make your own even
https://libreboot.org/
Or use this…
This doesn’t support many boards.
True, but I really appreciate that someone is doing it. (It’s far beyond my capabilities…)
Tianocore open source uefi implementation exist for many years
could in the same sense that i could check all software i use for bugs and malicious code. realistically, i can’t, because it’s way too much work.
So that just means UBIOS is explicitly for spying since UEFI is open source and a standard right?