HjjjOn Jan 25, 2016 6:27 AM, Rik Tindall <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> ,.. that is the question.
>
> A great benefit of running GNU/Linux is the ability to extend longevity
> of computer hardware significantly. It works so well that the commercial
> upgrade cycle can be broken free of, yet this could invoke being left
> behind by technical progress. Summer holiday can be a good time for
> catch-up study projects!..
>
> So my question please is, are there known pitfalls, risks or
> performance losses in disabling UEFI to use legacy boot (BIOS portion)
> on a modern PC under *nix?
>
> Where many Linux kernel distributions well manage EFI now, is there any
> gain from having your install do so? That is, are there malware or
> rootkits circulating that target Linux, as far as any of us know?
>
> The question arises because I found that getting my test triple-boot
> Windows 7, 10, and Mint desktop platform to work required enabling
> legacy boot instead of full EFI. I don't see a 2TB hard drive as
> necessary or have use for more than 8GB RAM, so is there anything else I
> could still need from UEFI under *nix?
>
> The new platform is designed for providing user support around Skype,
> that on Windows 10 can only be accessed through a registered Microsoft
> login. Skype is supported quite well in Mint. (Personally, my solution
> had been not to utilise Skype, but rest of the world isn't like that,
> mostly.)
>
> With the near future likely to bring manufacturer UEFI lock-in to
> Windows 10, that itself appears to be moving towards an annual licence
> fee (to use a computer) from 2017, one bottle-neck we might want to be
> aware of is will there be enough *nix technicians in the global
> community to support all the computer users wanting to keep using the
> current stock of hardware 'freely'?
>
> Interesting times.
>
> Thank you for any feedback, and Happy New Year.
>
> Regards
>
> Rik
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