On 10/19/2011 09:39 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: > > In some related articles, "experts" looked at that is currently in the > "secure boot" "option" and they have concern about what happens if MS > controls the keys - like current plan - and hardware OEMs do not want > to pay the "bribe" monies to MS to include their hardware in the > accepted list. If you buy a new video card or a new SATA controller > or drive that is not registered with MS, that expert[s] feel that the > secure boot system will not allow the computer to boot at all. I > still run across hardware that are not MS registered and I get nasty > pop-ups warning me about installing the device and drivers since it is > not "MS approved". I still can install it, with hassle, but what will > happen if I get this on a secure booted system. Sorry the company did > not pay the bribe and so you cannot use it. Then there are the new > stuff that comes out after the computer is built. Even if they > "register" with MS, there is no way to allow the system to boot with > that newer hardware without a firmware upgrade. I had one of those go > bad with a router. I had to through it out since it would never work > again. [...]
This is already being done by manufacturers: http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-HP-ProBook-Compaq-Slate/104-Unsupported-wireless-network-device-detected/td-p/1152612 Secure Boot is only a way for every one of them to agree on a standard, massive way of doing this. F. -- -- Fabián Rodríguez -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
