-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12-12-01 09:51 AM, Peter Silva wrote: > After hearing all the stories about boot signing... I am looking for a > new PC, but wary of getting something with Win8 that I will not be > able to make dual boot.
** So don't. ** Consider buying a used system, or getting your new PC from a recognized manufacturer that ships/supports the hardware in Canada while pre-installing and supporting free open source systems. These days I look at ThinkPenguin as a good source for such systems: http://libre.thinkpenguin.com They preinstall Trisquel, Ubuntu and LinuxMint that I know of and they will match prices from other sources for the same configurations. Most importantly, their hardware will work with * any * distribution without hardware problems - they are tested on Trisquel. Even when Ubuntu may work around such boot restrictions, you'll also be supporting a distribution that is including more and more non-free software while taking away control from your desktop with Ubuntu One and the Ubuntu Software center commercialization. It's all really common sense, but lots of misinformation floats around. Here is a link with a lot of technical/more facts: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot > > Anybody know does every vendor have a bios switch to turn secure booting off? It isn't like the manufacturers are going to advertise that... No, and if you have read some of the recent tech articles, Windows 7 systems that were "non-freedom agressive" are all but gone from online/b&m stores. Good luck and come back with anything new you learn/find. Cheers, Fabian Rodriguez http://fsf.magicfab.ca -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: PGP/Mime available upon request Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlC7UREACgkQfUcTXFrypNXpTQCeMXmjAn+ZUhhy/zEddC8I2URQ nMoAn1an49LnQdah35GU5YoZ8x8LCsTH =R01N -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
