On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 12:21:14PM +0100, KatolaZ wrote: > On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 06:35:11AM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > How *do* we deal with secure boot? I am terrified of buying a new > > machine because I'm afraid I won't get to install anything on it > > wxcept for an OS from one of the big companies that have > > sweetheart deals with Microsoft. > > I think that so far secure boot can be disabled. I confirm I was able > to disable it in my laptop. This does not mean that it would be > optional forever, though.
The ability to disable secure boot was a requirement for the Windows 8 Logo program (obviously to stave off accusations from the EU). It is gone for Windows 10 Logo, and thus you can expect hardware vendors to drop it -- such features cause development and support costs. This would be the case even with no underhanded policies, and know that "no underhanded policies" goes strictly against Microsoft volume licensing policy. -- An imaginary friend squared is a real enemy. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
