You’re probably writing that on a device that has a secure boot chain. So far it was there without strict enforcement, but once the manufacturers decide you only get your shit signed if you implement $ARBITRARY_ORWELLIAN_GOV_RULE, you’re pretty much fucked.
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Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 hours agoAdding that nonsense to enterprise Linux distros will be hilarious to watch.
And Steam can just sell blank hardware and let you install some distro you find on the Internet. Streetlight did that with one of their albums.
And what happens when someone forks fedora and removes it for their own machine. Who’s the manufacturer then?
meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
You mean I can voluntarily not participate in society?
BRB installing Linux everywhere.
ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
If it doesn’t generate a token you won’t be able to access the site.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 6 hours ago
I am pretty sure anyone will still be able to install a distro/fork from a free country, but steam is unlikely to go this route because convenience is part of the package. They may not even care to resist because they already ask your age for the steam store.
I am more curious what this will do for non standard devices with multiple users. Even kitchen equipment may run a derivative of linux these days and they don’t come with keyboard access.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I hadn’t even thought of those. Are Samsung fridges going to verify my age?
SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
You will have to show ID to prove you are of age to drink if there is alcohol in it if you want to open it. No ID, no fridge access.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Sorry. You gotta go to jail now. Your toddler grabbed a juicy juice box from your smart refridgerator without being 18+.