Re: [free-software-melb] Draft Fedora plan to cope with Secure Boot on x86 hardware

2012-06-07 Thread Matt Giuca
Meanwhile although x86 PCs are expected to have the ability to disable secure boot MS have decreed that in order to be certified for Windows 8 then ARM based systems *must not* have the ability to disable secure boot, thus completely blocking out all competitive platforms and ensuring a

Re: [free-software-melb] Draft Fedora plan to cope with Secure Boot on x86 hardware

2012-06-07 Thread Jean Elchinger
Meanwhile although x86 PCs are expected to have the ability to disable secure boot MS have decreed that in order to be certified for Windows 8 then ARM based systems *must not* have the ability to disable secure boot, thus completely blocking out all competitive platforms and ensuring a

[free-software-melb] Incentives for corporations to protect consumer freedom (was: Draft Fedora plan to cope with Secure Boot on x86 hardware)

2012-06-07 Thread Ben Finney
Dennis K denn...@netspace.net.au writes: I think it is a given that companies which sell products, are going to place profits above the data security of their users. Therefore, what matters is not whether secure boot works, but whether it can be perceived as working by customers. It only