09-23-2011, 12:11 PM
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Microsoft looking to prevent you from installing Linux on hardware built for Windows 8 ?
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The hardware certified for the new 64 bit operating system from Microsoft
(Windows 8) will have to use the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
(UEFI) with security measures that would not allow installing of other
operating systems, such as GNU/Linux.
The UEFI firmware specifications might require next-generation PC firmware
to only boot an image signed by a key chain rooted in keys built into the
PC. Apparently, Microsoft and other companies are pushing for this
modification to be mandatory, so that it cannot be disabled by the user.
Thus "a system that ships with only OEM and Microsoft keys will not boot a
generic copy of Linux," as underlines the Red Hat developer Matthew Garrett
in his blog post where it explains the technical details of the new change.
Ross Anderson from EDRi-member FIPR - UK reminded that similar issues were
discussed in 2003 with the Trusted Computing initiative, which petered out
after widespread opposition from the free software community and others.
However, the current proposal is even worse, as "unauthorised" operating
systems like Linux and FreeBSD just won't run at all.
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http://mjg59.livejournal.com/138973.html
http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2...computing-2-0/
http://www.zdnet.com.au/windows-8-se...-339322781.htm
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html |
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