On Monday, August 14, 2017 at 8:50:20 PM UTC-4, tai...@gmx.com wrote: > Secure boot is a stupid Microsoft controlled project to eventually > remove the ability for commercial PC's to run non windows operating systems. > > SB 1.0 specs mandate owner controlled (an option to shut it off), SB2.0 > doesn't and PC's built to that spec such as the Windows 10 ARM PC's and > MS's "signature series" PC's prevent you from installing non microsoft > operating systems. > > "Secure" boot is simply a marketing name for kernel code signing, you > can easily do this with coreboot and a grub payload (grub supports > kernel signing). > > SB doesn't stop virii as that wasn't what it was designed to do, > preventing rootkits from modding the kernel is irrelevant as you can > simply change another critical system file of which there are > many on windows. > > Kernel code signing is only useful in an AEM context with an encrypted > filesystem but unencrypted kernels. > > I myself have a variety of owner controlled fully libre firmware devices > such as the KGPE-D16 and KCMA-D8 asus motherboards, those two are the > only ones that offer full libre functionality along with high > performance - they also run qubes great - having 32 cores and 128GB ram > is excellent for it. > Please note these are the only owner controlled devices that support > v4.0 (purism isn't owner controlled and their firmware isn't and can't > ever be open source) > Another neat feature is an addon user configurable CRTM TPM module (very > rare). > > As always I offer free tech support for libre motherboards if you wish > to buy one.
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