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Re: [LUG] Will Windows 8 block users from dual-booting Linux? Microsoft won't say...

 

On 21/09/11 23:53, Roland Tarver wrote:
>
> More dirty tricks?

Nah, just a desire to lock down the desktop. They are pushing a control
agenda, and the spec required it can be disabled so not exactly a
compelling story.

The interesting bit is that trusted software can blacklist keys. That
means that the first kink in the cryptographic armour and viruses will
be able to say to the secure bios - this key here labelled "Microsoft"
don't touch any of their code.

I suspect like most of these initiatives it'll make life harder, and I
expect for a revision or two the first thing people will do is disable
it as soon as it gets in the way.

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