The purpose of a locked boot system is privacy. A MacBook is a less secure device, and one that’s been rooted and had linux installed is basically open season for any attacker. An iPad trades off the ability to put some other OS, for fairly close to total security. State-level enemies can torture you or run expensive intrusion software… and Apple improves the defenses against the latter every time. Now it reboots if it hasn’t been used in a while, say sitting in an evidence locker.
Boot loader aside, you can write code on an iPad.
There are plenty of code editors, interpreters, and several of them have compilers. The premiere one is Pythonista, but I’m also fond of LispPad (R7RS Scheme). There are a few “linux in a box” things like ish, which give a full shell in a sandbox where it’s safe.
I wasn’t able to find any pico or nano apps, but there are several Vims and emacsen.
A MacBook is a less secure device, and one that’s been rooted and had linux installed is basically open season for any attacker.
Its less secure cos u have the freedom to run the software u want. Trading liberty for security is tyranny.
An iPad trades off the ability to put some other OS, for fairly close to total security. State-level enemies can torture you or run expensive intrusion software… and Apple improves the defenses against the latter every time.
They can torture ur password out of u regardless of what software ur running. Almost all apple devices are vulnerable to state actor hacks. The only operating system that has security that is outpacing the general police level device access tools in grapheneos.
Now it reboots if it hasn’t been used in a while, say sitting in an evidence locker.
Grapheme os implemented that 2 years ago. Apple is 2 years behind the known security issues. Grapheme is a custom operating system.
Boot loader aside, you can write code on an iPad.
If u ignore all the killing torture and general awful behaviour of the Nazis they where very industriouse. If u ignore the bad parts u can make anything a positive.
There are plenty of code editors, interpreters, and several of them have compilers. The premiere one is Pythonista, but I’m also fond of LispPad (R7RS Scheme). There are a few “linux in a box” things like ish, which give a full shell in a sandbox where it’s safe.
I want to do X.
Sorry u can’t do X but u can do Y
I want to do X not Y.
Also I get that ur part of the apple cult but if u never try something else you will forever be living trapped inside a metaphorical box unaware of what ur missing. Plato’s cave etc etc.
This opinion is so backwards, it’s actually impressive.
The purpose of a locked boot system is to control what the device does as much as possible, which intentionally, or incidentally (it makes no difference) means the manufacturer and only the manufacturer gets to decide how much privacy they get to invade.
This is simply incorrect. Implementing a lock on a bootloader is not dissimilar to a lock on your house. A person breaking in doesn’t care that they are breaking the law, they just need to find the how of breaking in. If I as a consumer want to enter my house or give a copy of my key to someone else as a backup I should be able to do so. If I want to leave my door unlocked I should have that right however foolhardy it is. And when it comes to locking the bootloader of a computer most people won’t notice it in general use but that isn’t the point. It is about the edge cases, the end of life for the device, the lack of security updates.
The purpose of a locked boot system is privacy. A MacBook is a less secure device, and one that’s been rooted and had linux installed is basically open season for any attacker. An iPad trades off the ability to put some other OS, for fairly close to total security. State-level enemies can torture you or run expensive intrusion software… and Apple improves the defenses against the latter every time. Now it reboots if it hasn’t been used in a while, say sitting in an evidence locker.
Boot loader aside, you can write code on an iPad.
There are plenty of code editors, interpreters, and several of them have compilers. The premiere one is Pythonista, but I’m also fond of LispPad (R7RS Scheme). There are a few “linux in a box” things like ish, which give a full shell in a sandbox where it’s safe.
I wasn’t able to find any pico or nano apps, but there are several Vims and emacsen.
No its not
Its less secure cos u have the freedom to run the software u want. Trading liberty for security is tyranny.
They can torture ur password out of u regardless of what software ur running. Almost all apple devices are vulnerable to state actor hacks. The only operating system that has security that is outpacing the general police level device access tools in grapheneos.
Grapheme os implemented that 2 years ago. Apple is 2 years behind the known security issues. Grapheme is a custom operating system.
If u ignore all the killing torture and general awful behaviour of the Nazis they where very industriouse. If u ignore the bad parts u can make anything a positive.
I want to do X. Sorry u can’t do X but u can do Y
I want to do X not Y.
Also I get that ur part of the apple cult but if u never try something else you will forever be living trapped inside a metaphorical box unaware of what ur missing. Plato’s cave etc etc.
This opinion is so backwards, it’s actually impressive.
The purpose of a locked boot system is to control what the device does as much as possible, which intentionally, or incidentally (it makes no difference) means the manufacturer and only the manufacturer gets to decide how much privacy they get to invade.
Get real.
This is simply incorrect. Implementing a lock on a bootloader is not dissimilar to a lock on your house. A person breaking in doesn’t care that they are breaking the law, they just need to find the how of breaking in. If I as a consumer want to enter my house or give a copy of my key to someone else as a backup I should be able to do so. If I want to leave my door unlocked I should have that right however foolhardy it is. And when it comes to locking the bootloader of a computer most people won’t notice it in general use but that isn’t the point. It is about the edge cases, the end of life for the device, the lack of security updates.
To expand on this analogy: Your (mobile) computer is your property, you shouldn’t be treated as if it was only a flat for rent.
How is it privacy if it locks you into using an OS that reports on you?