Comment Re:Segmentation fault, core dumped (Score 1) 353
Kind of hard to do when it crashes at startup. That's why it's a beta: to identify these issues and fix them before the less tech-savvy people get on it.
rm ~/.local/share/Steam/ClientRegistry.blob
Try it and see if this works for you; if not, run your segfault message through Google or seek help on the forums.
If I can think of this in 10 seconds of reading TFS (not even TFA) then I'm sure that the bad guys have already thought of it - unless you subscribe to the theory that the bad guys are always dumb.
I wouldn't worry too much.. The bad guys can't shoot straight either!
Is post-geek a label? As in, one who used to pay attention to the excessive details of digging deep into how something works, but now has graduated into the realization that one can do whatever one needs to do with just about any tools or platform or system and no longer has a need to scrutinize so strongly because one's skills are good enough to weather any circumstances regardless of the technological changes?
Indeed, if you're more obsessed with your tools than with your work, you might want to reconsider your priorities. Still, doesn't mean you have to be content with inferior tools. Just realize that in the end what matters is that they allow you to work more productively and deliver better quality; if your search for a productivity boosting tool results in not getting anything done, you're doing it wrong.
OK, so what's to stop me installing a compromised version of Windows? If you can disable all warnings then isn't this bypassing any advantage of a secure boot?
Well, if you insist on installing a compromised version of Windows and allow it to boot, isn't that your problem? As long as others can't trick you into installing it by sending you some malware, I consider it a non-issue.
From TFA:
To address this, the Linux Foundation bootloader will present its own splash screen and require user input before it actually boots. In this way, it can't be silently installed and used to hand control to a rootkit without the user's knowledge
Doesn't this mean it is unsuitable for server use - or any "headless" operation such as MythTV?
From TFA:
To facilitate repeat booting (and to make the pre-bootloader useful for booting hard disks as well as USB keys or DVDs) the pre-bootloader will also check to see if the platform is booting in Setup Mode and if it is, will ask the user for permission to install the signature of loader.efi into the authorized signatures database. If the user gives permission, the signature will be installed and loader.efi will then boot up without any present user tests on all subsequent occasions even after the platform is placed back into secure boot mode.
So they offer a solution for your problem, but user input is required for this as well.
Personally I don't care much for the marketshare penis waving. Linux does me just fine
Good thing I wasn't drinking anything when I read this...
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