"An ideal implementation of such things would allow the user to control which OS is permitted to boot." Exactly, things like secure boot are brilliant ideas so long as the user controls the keys. -- Sent from my GNU/Linux-Libre box. Run free. http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html Come Visit Free Software Australia - http://freesoftware.org.au/ jabjabs@fastmail.com.au On Mon, May 4, 2015, at 05:11, Russell Coker wrote:
On Mon, 4 May 2015 09:38:37 PM Davor Balder wrote:
I also read somewhere they (manufacturers) will have to allow installation of alternative OS’s. If this is the case, then UEFI will not have any point.
An ideal implementation of such things would allow the user to control which OS is permitted to boot.
At the very worst, you will (possibly) be able to buy only certain hardware that will allow UEFI to be turned off (assuming this is permitted by some and not allowed by others).
It's not merely a matter of buying only certain hardware. When buying second hand it's often difficult to determine specs accurately, this could lock Linux users out of many ebay auctions. It could also make things more difficult for organisations like ComputerBank because they wouldn't be able to just assume that every PC that boots can be made to run Linux.
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