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Fed-up Torvalds suggests disabling AMD’s 'stupid' performance-killing fTPM RNG
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Most people dont want an OS to be different. They are happy if it boots up and does what they want to do. It's not lazy, it's an active disagreement with the premise.
This is why nobody upgrades to Windows 10 from 7, or to 11 from 10. Security risks and lack of features aside, their OS just works for them.
These things are only a concern to enthusiasts.
It's also why, as shitty behavior as it is, MS getting aggressive about upgrading to 10/11 is a net good, from a security standpoint.
I am intentionally ignoring the "10/11 is just spyware with an OS bundled in" thing in the above statement.