On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Nilesh Govindarajan <cont...@nileshgr.com> wrote: > On Mon 26 Sep 2011 08:31:10 PM IST, Mick wrote: >> I don't know if you have seen this. Given that we're moving into UEFI >> boot what are the workarounds to compensate for Microsoft's efforts to >> exclude other operating systems from available hardware? >> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/26/uefi_linux_lock_out_row_latest/ >> > > That feature is optional, see official word from MS: > https://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/22/protecting-the-pre-os-environment-with-uefi.aspx > Microsoft has at least done something good for the Linux community :D > > -- > Nilesh Govindarajan > http://nileshgr.com
It's only optional if the BIOS includes an option to disable the feature. I don't think that option is _required_ by Microsoft so if (insert name here) contracts with their BIOS developer to not include that option then I believe we're potentially out of luck. - Mark
