On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Krzysztof Hajdamowicz
<uosiumen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
W dniu 06.06.2012 13:44, Álvaro Castillo pisze:
> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:36 PM, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson"
> <johannbg(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 06/06/2012 10:56 AM, Álvaro Castillo wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> So you are pay a Microsoft company for can be used your system?
>>
>>
>>
>> Actually If I'm not mistaken in the end Verisign is the company that's
>> getting the extortion tax.
>>
>
> Yes, but, Microsoft wants that OEM vendors lock PCs, tablets and so on
> with secure boot locked. if you not pay, you cannot install it.
>
So maybe OEM vendors should add *MECHANICAL* switch for secure boot?
"If You want to install non-signed software on this PC, You have to switch
JP4 into ON position"
Easiest solution for secure boot problem? Additionally, mechanical switch
needs physical access to PC, so no malware and virusware ;) can change that
setting during working in secure mode.
> Maybe, pay or rewarding hacks team to decoding UEFI secure boot and
> release patches or firmware, ways to flashes.
>
Like hacking bootloaders in Android phones? It is a workaround too.
Yes, maybe solution too, a lot of smartphones could install an own ROM
or some projects build ROM such as CyanoGenMOD.
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