[Sheflug] winduhs - Secure Boot

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

This is an old chestnut which came into existence when winduhs 
XtraPants came along.  but it seems to have come back again.  Whether 
or not Microsoft are blowing off gas yet again is to something that no 
one knows.  Just that most of us know that they often don't do that 
which they claim they will do.....

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/18/fsf_windows_8_campaign/

"  PC makers are being lobbied to install Windows 8 on machines in a 
way that will afford users the freedom to boot Linux or any other 
operating system.  The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is urging PC 
users to sign a statement demanding that OEMs which implement Windows 
8's UEFI Secure Boot do so in a way that allows individuals to disable 
it, or that the PC makers provide a "sure-fire way" to install and run 
an operating system of the user's choice. "


-- 
Richard

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