Red Hat Will Pay Microsoft To Get Past UEFI Restrictions

[J.Witvliet at mindef.nl]

-----Original Message-----

Thibault Nélis writes:

> Now, users who buy machines with Windows pre-installed should expect 
> their firmware to include Microsoft's key, and should be aware that 
> they can add theirs legally.  If they don't want to use Windows and 
> don't want the trouble of setting up keys they should either:
>
> (a) Buy from an OEM which builds machines with their OS of choice pre- 
> installed, including a secure boot key for it,
>
> (b) Ask an OEM for a machine without any OS (if you install the OS 
> yourself then you should be responsible for installing the key as 
> well),
>
> (c) Fight an OEM which pre-installs Windows to add a new key, possibly 
> a set of keys from unbiased trust brokers that can distribute 
> certificates (bootloader shims) to your OS of choice to make it more realistic.

How about buying a laptop or a PC that will boot any damn OS you want, without all this cockamamie crap?

-----Original Message-----
Somehow it looks like there is a bright future for PC's from China.
And bad news if you work for a hardware-company that obeys Microsoft.

Oh no! Mistaken.
Those from China have probably their own secret key, that will allow you only to install a modified version** of W8

**modified: illegal copy, with build-in backdoors/taps

;-))


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