Disabling S mode should be strongly discouraged IMO. if users need to do so to run some software then that is a failure of the vendor of that software to adequately care for the users security, IMO.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 8:35 AM Italo Vignoli <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/15/20 2:24 PM, William Gathoye (LibreOffice) wrote: > > >> AFAIK, on Windows 10 S you can only install software from the Microsoft > >> Store, and not from external sources. Microsoft has been enforcing this > >> in all countries in Europe since October 1st, 2019. > > > While this is indeed enforced, on x86, the S mode can be disabled by the > > user. This action is irreversible though. [1]. The method is completelly > > legal and authorized by Microsoft. > > Authorized but strongly discouraged, especially with OEMs (who are > "invited" not to mention the possibility on their documentation). So, we > should manage the topic with care, to avoid upsetting OEMs who are happy > to install LibreOffice on their high level PCs, where they can avoid to > use Windows 10 S (which is compulsory on low level processors). > > > [1] > > > https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/4456067/windows-10-switch-out-of-s-mode > > We can probably write a blog post where we explain how to install > LibreOffice on Windows 10 S, using Microsoft own sources (without any > mention to PC manufacturers). As a reason for the blog post, we can use > requests from individual users. > > -- > Italo Vignoli - LibreOffice Marketing & PR > mobile/signal +39.348.5653829 - email [email protected] > hangout/jabber [email protected] - skype italovignoli > GPG Key ID - 0xAAB8D5C0 > DB75 1534 3FD0 EA5F 56B5 FDA6 DE82 934C AAB8 D5C0 > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
