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Karma or Hubris? Is #TorvaldsWasRight a Thing Now?

This is why perceived 'rudeness' is sometimes necessary and well deserved

Red Hat won't boot
As widely reported right about now



Summary: Techrights did not forget how UEFI 'secure' boot came into kernel space (see the below); This proposal came from Red Hat and then foisted/pushed onto Linus Torvalds by at least 3 Red Hat employees (the mainstream media blasted Torvalds for his response to this 'offensive' technical move by Red Hat, helping Intel and Microsoft control silicon at CA level) Red Hat UEFI push

Red Hat UEFI push

Red Hat UEFI push

Red Hat UEFI push

Red Hat UEFI push
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