Lurkers:
I still hang here because I can't live without Linux, Docker and (the promise
of) Wayland. Its something to keep me occupied in my retirement years. And, I
can at least look forward to OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 in May, when the snow melts.
This will give me the kernel 5.4 goodness to swing with Radeon GPUs (one of
which I may or may not buy, depending on the tariffs and the coronavirus, and
all).
But here is my current reality: I was recently called upon by perfectly
reasonable young woman who works outside of tech to replace the EFI Windows 8
on her HP Pavilion with KUbuntu. Easy-peasy, I thought. Not!
Pavilions are surprisingly resistant to legacy boots from a USB stick bringing
forth a KUbuntu ISO. Its just not done that way anymore. MS wants to own
all boot objects. HP is on their side. Bastards!
If I can't turn aside this corrupt firmware, I might need to go with a EFI
Linux boot. Ugh! Plus, this is a little intimidating.
Have any of you enthusiasts out there had experience doing a Linux EFI
installation from a stick. The install from the KUbuntu site is just an ISO.
Don't even bother with the Secure Boot crap.
One other thing, the Pavilion has a touch screen. KDE Plasma seems like a
better bet than GNOME 3 for gestures (if I get that far). Who likes what?
-- Dan Connelly, South Burlington
> On January 13, 2020 at 5:54 PM Rion D'Luz <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hail Vaguers!
>
> For the past number of years this listserv has been
> (almost exclusively) a BOSSI announcement forum andÂ
> Paul's 1x/weekly post.
>
> Any oldtimers still subscribed? Anybody still out there?
>
> If so, I'm hoping someone might know of an app dev
> who has time/interest in being pitched a new idea/BPlan.
>
> These last years I've been doing digital signage
> (DOOH) and faring rather well, am moving on to other
> pastures. I have something in mind that I feel might
> have great potential and am looking for partners.
>
> Any leads you can share are most appreciated!
