It’s a bullshit argument and this article is a classic example of a shitty journalist pretending that a new law overrules every other law in existence.
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MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
So what? Linux computers are not compliant or what? I don’t see how that prevents unlockable bootloaders, other than being used as an excuse by the manufacturers.
rmuk@feddit.uk 2 months ago
FauxLiving@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Any device that transmits radio frequencies wont be able to be sold in the EU.
The only way a manufacturer can be sure that won’t happen is to create their hardware such that it isn’t usable unless it can be sure its in an environment which won’t do that.
Currently, that would mean a machine running Secure Boot and Windows 11 using driver signing.
Linux wouldn’t be able to fake the verification to the hardware, due to not having the keys, and so could not create drivers for any hardware designed this way.
FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Hold up so theyre banning flippers and portapacks etc?
FauxLiving@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh yeah, almost certainly; and software defined radios of all types.