On 15Sep14:1712-0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote:

> So where does this leave Linux for the x86 platform?  Is Microsoft trying
> to kill Linux?  The FTC should have much to say about that, perhaps
> prodded by such as Google.
> 
> Of course, I understand Google makes its own hardware (or contracts
> it to spec).  And any OEMs could go it alone; not sign the Secure Boot
> agreement.  But they'd be abandoning the Windows market, perhaps
> not economically viable.  And could Microsoft leverage DHS/DMCA to
> block even that?
> 
> Who maintains the key registry?  (I have a plausible guess.)  Will
> OSF be able to afford (a) key(s)?

This assessment is from July--do you have contradictory sources,
hopefully more recent?

https://davescomputertips.com/the-truth-about-windows-10-uefi-and-secure-boot/
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