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Posted: 26 Sep 2011, 19:44
Yes, UEFI 'secure boot' could lock out Linux from Windows 8 PCs
So, looks like our favorite monopolistic company will get their way sometime in the near future, eh? How do you foresee this turning out? I personally say, "Effffffffff!!!"
An interesting story doing the rounds that, at first glance, looks like FUD, but it’s not. Microsoft could indeed use the fact that Windows 8-compliant PCs must replace the BIOS with the more modern UEFI, and this could be used to lock Linux (and even previous versions of Windows) out from new PCs.
So, looks like our favorite monopolistic company will get their way sometime in the near future, eh? How do you foresee this turning out? I personally say, "Effffffffff!!!"