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How would Linux have been today if locked bootloaders were as common in the 90s as they are now on ARM devices?

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How would Linux have been today if locked bootloaders were as common in the 90s as they are now on ARM devices?

Timely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev to

Linux · 2 months ago

Basically the title

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Mean, so it’s a regional thing. But why do they lock in US and Europe?
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  i know us carriers dont like bootloader unlocking. not sure about europe.

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