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Old 31st October 2011
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Default Open-sourcers suggest Linux secure boot block workarounds

From http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10...i_secure_boot/

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The Linux Foundation has published a how-to guide for PC makers on implementing UEFI's Secure Boot functionality without preventing the post-sale installation of Linux on Windows 8 machines.

UEFI (the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) secure boot specs currently under discussion would mean PCs would only boot from a digitally signed image. The framework is designed to guard against malware, most directly rootlets that activate as a PC boots. However critics argue the approach would effectively make it "impossible" to run “unauthorised” operating systems such as Linux and FreeBSD on Windows 8 PCs.
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