My vote is for a GNU/Linux desktop PC, as long as it doesn't include Secure Boot.

Cheers,

Elcaset


Mar 11, 2013 12:00:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:

>> UEFI doesn't need Microsoft's permission to boot Linux. You probably
>> mean Secure Boot,
>
>Yes, I meant both UEFI firmware, and the SB feature that it offers.
>
>> but even then you don't need permission -- you can
>> just disable SB if you want to boot a Linux distribution that doesn't
>> include a bootloader signed with MS's key.
>
>Which disables UEFI's security features for Linux.
>
>"[...] it provides no security enhancements over booting linux with UEFI
>secure boot turned off. Its sole purpose is to allow Linux to continue
>to boot on platforms that come by default with secure boot enabled [...]"
>
>http://blog.hansenpartnership.com/linux-foundation-secure-boot-system-released/
>
>
> > As an alternative you can set
>> your own keys for secure boot, sign your own bootloader and be
>> completely sure that you are only booting your own code.
>
>True, all things an OEM should be doing with their Linux offerings, not
>things an an end-user should have to do with their 'general purpose'
>computing box.
>
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