Red Hat Will Pay Microsoft To Get Past UEFI Restrictions

[Thibault Nélis]

On 06/01/2012 09:15 AM, Alan Cox wrote:
> Now a signed bootloader has its uses, however in a properly designed
> system you would allow the user to import their own keys.

If it goes banana, I'm pretty confident this will be required by law in 
most sane countries.  There are good organizations of activists out 
there, and even some who seek a new purpose[0].  Well, that's a good one 
right there.

I don't think we're that lost yet.  I hope I'm not being naive, and 
you're certainly right in that we should watch this closely and shout 
loudly if it doesn't go in the right direction.  We should not, however, 
give up already.

Even if this goes extremely bad, firmwares will be hacked.  The tech 
world always goes on with technical solutions, whether the politics 
follow or not.  I mean this thing affects *everyone*, it's not a lost fight.

> I am sure MS will use this for the Windows 9 era to say "See secure boot
> works for everyone, now make it mandatory". Matthew Garrett
> unintentionally just gave them everything they needed to continue that
> plan.

I think that's a little fallacious and a big shortcut.  Well, my opinion 
on that is in another post of this thread already, should you want to 
read it.

> Alan

[0] 
http://video.fosdem.org/2012/maintracks/janson/A_New_OSI_for_A_New_Decade.webm
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