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0 pointsAlexandrB4mo ago0 comments

Why does this need a licensing deal? Windows didn't need a licensing deal to run on commodity PC hardware back in the day.

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alwillis4mo ago

Because computers don't boot the way they used to in the commodity BIOS era. The boot loader has to cryptographically check that it's valid operating system it's attempting to boot.

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0 pointsAlexandrB4mo ago0 comments

Why does this need a licensing deal? Windows didn't need a licensing deal to run on commodity PC hardware back in the day.

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alwillis4mo ago

Because computers don't boot the way they used to in the commodity BIOS era. The boot loader has to cryptographically check that it's valid operating system it's attempting to boot.

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