On 24/08/2016 4:04 PM, Craig Sanders via luv-main wrote:
On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 11:09:26AM +1000, Paul van den Bergen wrote:
the answer to the question "is it possible to install Linux" is always yes...
i wouldn't be so sure about that.
The "SecureBoot" spec for tablets, laptops etc with ARM CPUs doesn't allow installation of custom keys, and doesn't allow the owner to disable it.
Some suspect that's a trial run for what MS-NSA-RIAA intends to require of x86 PC & Motherboard manufacturers in the not-too-distant future.
Yes, older tech may become a gold mine for those wanting to retain or get back a level of privacy and security that cannot be offered by a "Windows Appliance"... :( And there is never any guarantees that machines will always be able to run Linux. Some of the new NUC computers from Intel have nothing about non Windows OS support, but I was told, they all run Linux fine... The advertising has been dumbed down, the user is expected to run Windows. With the Intel ME, CPU issues, hardware implementations [UEFI lock down for one], it doesn't auger well. Then of course there are all the software lock-in issues. Heck, there has even been talk of Tor being compromised by CIA "and supported by the Tor project", if you can believe that. As I've said before, the days of trusted computing seem very numbered. A.