On 23/09/11 18:24, Florian Weimer wrote: > * Alex: > >> Any comments on the "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) >> firmware" and its ability to preclude booting from alternative >> operating systems such as Linux, BSD etc., would be greatly >> appreciated, as per article entitled "Windows 8 secure boot would >> exclude' Linux" > > It seems to me that this technology was pioneered on Android devices > (which tend to lock out alternative operating systems, not just custom > kernels). > The U/EFI or the "lockout"? The U/EFI was pioneered on Itanium systems long before Androids were thought of.
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