Here are some very interesting paranoid, conspiracy theories about what "Secure Boot" could mean to us in the Linux world.
Personally, I don't think they are all that far-fetched.
http://www.itwire.co...ut?limitstart=0
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ITWire Secure Boot article by Sam Varghese
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, Jul 13 2012 12:35 PM
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 12:35 PM
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 04:58 PM
That was an interesting read; mostly speculation, though.
I don't see that happening any time soon. And by the time it does, UEFI will have come and gone; through obsolescense or via lawsuit.
We'll see...
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Those who buy parts and build their own systems will have a few years free from worry. After that they will see a decreasing number of components as manufacturers cut back. These intrepid souls will finally have to buy readymade devices too. They will also have to savour the delights of secure boot and locked-down computing.
I don't see that happening any time soon. And by the time it does, UEFI will have come and gone; through obsolescense or via lawsuit.
We'll see...
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 05:48 PM
This better not be where things are headed or there will be h3ll to pay.
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 11:29 PM
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 02:10 AM
Hello,
I've had a chance to learn a little more about UEFI and SecureBoot technology and the idea that Linux will somehow be cut out from running on it is (1) sad and (2) laughable. While a solution for Linux users may not be as elegant or easy-to-use as Microsoft's, it is present in the spec and, frankly, most Linux users are a pretty pragmatic bunch and should not have that much trouble going through a few extra steps to boot their favorite distributions on a UEFI-based PC.
ARM tablets are another issue, but most of those run Android (or iOS) these days, and I would expect someone who wanted to use a different distribution of Linux would probably start with one of those, anyways.
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Aryeh Goretsky
I've had a chance to learn a little more about UEFI and SecureBoot technology and the idea that Linux will somehow be cut out from running on it is (1) sad and (2) laughable. While a solution for Linux users may not be as elegant or easy-to-use as Microsoft's, it is present in the spec and, frankly, most Linux users are a pretty pragmatic bunch and should not have that much trouble going through a few extra steps to boot their favorite distributions on a UEFI-based PC.
ARM tablets are another issue, but most of those run Android (or iOS) these days, and I would expect someone who wanted to use a different distribution of Linux would probably start with one of those, anyways.
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