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| Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, December 29 2012 @ 03:26 AM EST |
The problem is not the specification. It is the fact that the specification
permits encryption keys in the hardware which will stop the device from booting
any unsigned OS. It is the fact that Microsoft requires that machines that ship
with Windows preinstalled can have ONLY the Microsoft key in hardware and will
therefore not boot anything which isn't signed by Microsoft. It is the fact that
you pretty much NEVER see a machine that DOESN'T come with windows preinstalled
sold at retail.
You used to be able to get linux on a machine by buying a retail machine (with
windows on it) and installing linux dual boot or simply throwing windows away
and installing linux (which is what I usually do). And while the fact that I am
forced to buy windows each time throws me into a frothing fit at least I could
get a decent machine with linux on it that way.
Now that is becoming no longer possible. That means the only way to install
linux is now to buy the parts and build your own machine. And that relies on the
motherboard manufacturers providing a mechanism to install your own encryption
key or turn "secure boot" off altogether. Some of them may decide to
just put the Microsoft key on all motherboards. Microsoft is likely to
"encourage" them to decide this way. If this happens it is game over
for linux.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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