Any new Windows 8 PC will have Secure Boot switched “ON” when it leaves the shop and will be able to boot Microsoft approved software only. However, you will most likely find that your new PC has no option for you to add your own list of approved software. So to install Linux (or any other operating system), you will need to turn Secure Boot “OFF”.
http://blog.canonical.com/2011/10/28/white-paper-secure-boot-impact-on-linux/ - Mathew On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Praseed Pai <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all , > I was not trying to defend Microsoft here. ( I am not in the their > rolls ! ) > > Accept a fact !. No corporate company is going to sign a cheque > without some one "responsible" takes the responsibility > of the IT infrastructure. Based on my experience working with corporates > and by virtue of having signed at least three deals , > accountability is a key. As CxO , I do not want to get brickbats for > signing up with some Individuals. > > Red Hat ( which most people do not consider as adhering to Free software > to the fullest extent ) has managed to penetrate > corporate circles because of the Quality assurance procedure of theirs and > a sound business model. So , Either a proprietary > software development company/OEM or a company which uses FOSS as a base > for their (quasi-proprietary ) OS can only > sell stuff to corporates. (There also companies like IBM , who do not seem > to adhere to FOSS mantra are making all the > money ). > > > Whether It is a proprietary company or a FOSS friendly corporation, the > money they make is not money which > FOSS people make. > > Does that mean that people should loose hope ? IMHO,No. > > The technical merit of the FOSS and wider advantage of protecting the > corporate assets (avoid vendor lock-in ) should > be the stuff which should propel FOSS community. That require something > called Demand side learning. > > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demand-side_learning - Read the article > from Harvard Business Review carefully ) > > Rather than being vocal and cribbing about everything , FOSS community to > should invest in Programming education , > advocate FOSS in a less militant manner to wider society etc. Also , try > to create micro-OEMs which distributes > FOSS software to corporates here. I have not seen any FOSS person with > that kind of guts to use FOSS infrastructure > to run a business model around it. All those people who claim themselves > to be FOSS enthusiasts are Individuals > or companies which uses a FOSS tool to make a living. Then , there are > some peripheral projects which they > contribute. > > > Without understanding the strength of the enemy , how a war will be won ? > > Recently , I blogged about Mono. Mono is a OSS software , It does not > adhere to fourth freedom. That is only > "crime" , the project has committed. If there are some programmers here , > try to learn Mono. > > For people who are interested can check @ > http://praseedp.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-i-consider-mono-is-important-for.html > > Mono is one good way to beat Microsoft in their own game. Most C# Windows > projects can be brought over to Linux > using Mono. When there are apps , people will flock into the Linux. Then, > we can start the battle inside the Linux community > to impose the fourth freedom. > > IMHO , abandoning fourth freedom (freedom to pass on the derivative work ) > is the root cause of all the evil which > the community faces. Attract programmers, rest will be matter of days > (years ) . > > > > > > regards > Praseed Pai > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ganesan Venkata Subramanian <[email protected]> > *To:* "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software" < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, October 22, 2011 8:04 PM > *Subject:* Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Free Software Foundation: Windows 8 > secure boot requirement could lock out GNU/Linux > > Hi Praseed, > > Then what is the motive of Microsoft in this scenario. Making the > corporate world dependable on them. Earlier it was the OEM segment which > GNU/Linux has penetrated. Now the corporate world is the target. > > GANESAN VENKAT SUBRAMANIAN > Registered GNU/Linux user #409047 > 'I am what I am because of who we all are' > > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Praseed Pai <[email protected]> wrote: > > We cannot say that Microsoft is wrong here as well > > > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] > -- **Sent from Ubuntu :: http://www.thisisthecountdown.com/
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