> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [wlug] How Microsoft Can Lock Linux Off Windows 8 PCs
> From: Peter Reutemann <
fracpete@waikato.ac.nz>
> Date: Thu, September 22, 2011 9:51 am
> To: wlug <
wlug@list.waikato.ac.nz>
>
>
> Just came across this gem here on slashdot:
> "Windows 8 PCs will use the next-generation booting specification
> known as Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). In fact,
> Windows 8 logo devices will be required to use the secure boot portion
> of the new spec. Secure UEFI is intended to thwart rootkit infections
> by using PKI authentication before allowing executables or drivers to
> be loaded onto the device. Problem is, unless the device manufacturer
> gives a key to the device owner, it can also be used to keep the PC's
> owner from wiping out the current OS and installing another option,
> such as Linux."
>
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/09/21/062231/How-Microsoft-Can-Lock-Linux-Off-Windows-8-PCs
>
> Network world has an article, too:
>
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/next-gen-boot-spec-could-forever-lock-linux-w
>
> I wonder whether we'll have to start paying for "advanced features"
> like being able to put other OSes on a computer when purchasing one in
> the future... Does the EULA of Windows then still allow a refund if
> you don't want the software? Will you be able to install something
> else on the computer then? Or is this an opportunity to get lower
> prices on computers if they come with Linux pre-installed (no key
> necessary, no OEM fee)?
>
> Cheers, Peter
> --
> Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
>
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