Briefly, my $0.02, Redhat has paid the license fee to enable UEFI secure boot for their OS. Not sure about Ubuntu and SUSE.
You need to research before buying your PC. A number of vendors (ASUS for one) allow you to disable secure boot, so you can install any OS. P. -- Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given credit. On 27 February 2013 13:55, okwii David <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > I've been following news about the release of "UEFI secure boot" by > Microsoft which according to earlier reports means that Linux based OSes > won't be able to run on "UEFI secure boot" certified machines. Now am > reading that the Linux foundation sort of came up with a work around and so > on! My questions; > #1. Why would MS come with "UEFI secure boot" and why should PC vendors > play along? > #2. How do i know a PC is "UEFI secure boot" certified before buying it? > #3. How do i run my linux distro on a "UEFI secure boot" certified machine > assuming currently only windows runs on them? > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > David Okwii, > Technology innovator/catalyst, analyst and blogger, > Senior Editor for the TechPost, > Tech Columnist for ColuredZebra, > Systems & Solutions Administrator for Cured Ltd, > Mobile(default): +256-791-040-262, > Mobile(other): +256-778-706-301, > Website: w <http://oquidave.blogspot.com>ww.techpost.ug > LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/in/oquidave > Twitter: http://twitter.com/oquidave > > Christ in me the Hope of Glory(Col.1:27) > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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