What If UEFI Said No

Text on the meme

What if You Wanted to go Free software to operating system But UEFI said Secure Boot Violation The system found unauthorized changes on the firmware, operating system or UEFI drivers. Press [OK] to run the next boot device, or enter directly to BIOS Setup if there are no other boot devices installed. Go to BIOS Setup > Advanced > Boot and change the current boot device into other secured boot devices. OK NetBSD Haiku

What it means

A two-panel reaction meme shows a person imagining switching to a free operating system, alongside a collage of free-software operating systems. The punchline is a Secure Boot Violation screen interrupting the plan, representing firmware blocking the user from booting a different operating system. It is used when a simple plan is stopped by an unexpected technical restriction. EN: A two-panel reaction meme shows a person imagining switching to a free operating system, alongside a collage of free-software operating systems. The punchline is a Secure Boot Violation screen interrupting the plan, representing firmware blocking the user from booting a different operating system. It is used when a simple plan is stopped by an unexpected technical restriction.

Objects

person / человек close-up face / крупный план лица hand with raised thumb / рука с поднятым большим пальцем pointing finger / указательный палец software logos / логотипы программного обеспечения goat mascot / талисман-коза penguin mascot / талисман-пингвин red apple icon / красный значок яблока ladybug icon / значок божьей коровки pufferfish icon / значок рыбы-ежа blue fish icon / синий значок рыбы computer error screen / экран компьютерной ошибки red warning panel / красная панель предупреждения black text / чёрный текст blue background / синий фон secure boot message / сообщение Secure Boot firmware / прошивка operating system / операционная система BIOS setup / настройки BIOS boot device / загрузочное устройство