On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 4:54 PM Ben Cotton <bcot...@redhat.com> wrote: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DeprecateLegacyBIOS > > == Summary == > Make UEFI a hardware requirement for new Fedora installations on > platforms that support it (x86_64). Legacy BIOS support is not > removed, but new non-UEFI installation is not supported on those > platforms. This is a first step toward eventually removing legacy > BIOS support entirely.
I personally find the wording here extremely confusing, to the point where it might be classified as misleading. Usually, to "deprecate" something means that users get a grace period where they will be warned that the thing they're using will go away at some point in the future, and that it should no longer be used, if possible. However, with the current proposal, you're *already removing* the ability to install Fedora in "non-UEFI mode". There would be zero grace period in which users would be warned "hey, you're using the installer for the old method, you might want to do it the new way instead". As far as I see, with this proposal, the only "direct" way to get a F37+ non-UEFI system would be by upgrading from a previous release of Fedora? But users who do that would not receive any "hey, you installed your system in BIOS mode, this might not be supported for much longer, we recommend reinstalling it in UEFI mode, if possible" warning, either. I also agree with other FESCo members who have chimed in in this thread: It seems too early to pull the plug here. If this was a "real" deprecation, with grace period and scary warning dialogs for users who still end up booting in BIOS mode, I'd be sympathetic to that. But in my opinion, this proposal as it is seems too aggressive at this point in time. Fabio _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
