On Mon 26 Sep 2011 08:51:17 PM IST, James Broadhead wrote: > On 26 September 2011 16:01, Mick <[email protected]> wrote: >> I don't know if you have seen this. Given that we're moving into UEFI >> boot what are the workarounds to compensate for Microsoft's efforts to >> exclude other operating systems from available hardware? > > My opinion is that signed boot is probably on its way (despite not > actually offering much in the way of security, as the Apple Battery > hack has shown), and so we'll enter an era where you have the option > between a fully-signed system (Windows 9 / OS XI or so) or a cracked > boot, with little in the way of switching between the two, at least > initially > > I know which one I'd pick if it came down to it :)
And you really need not worry about it, some geek (Torvalds?) will surely find out a way. -- Nilesh Govindarajan http://nileshgr.com
