On 06/04/15 12:38, Nigel Verity wrote:
Hi
I have been reading recently that Microsoft are removing the requirement for hardware
manufacturers to provide a secure boot "off" switch, in order to gain Windows
10 accreditation. If this comes to pass it will place Linux distros entirely at the merc
On 07/04/15 00:12, Daniel Llewellyn wrote:
>
> I think you may be grasping the "OMG THE SKY IS FALLING" end of the
> stick here. While there is the possibility that some OEMs may take this
> relaxation and lock their hardware down to only allow MS certified
> software, that is not what MS are req
On Mon, Apr 06, 2015 at 12:38:01PM +0100, Nigel Verity wrote:
> I have been reading recently that Microsoft are removing the requirement for
> hardware manufacturers to provide a secure boot "off" switch, in order to
> gain Windows 10 accreditation. If this comes to pass it will place Linux
> di
On 06/04/2015 18:27, Barry Titterton wrote:
On 06/04/15 12:38, Nigel Verity wrote:
Hi
I have been reading recently that Microsoft are removing the
requirement for hardware manufacturers to provide a secure boot "off"
switch, in order to gain Windows 10 accreditation. If this comes to
pass i
On 06/04/15 12:38, Nigel Verity wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have been reading recently that Microsoft are removing the requirement for
> hardware manufacturers to provide a secure boot "off" switch, in order to
> gain Windows 10 accreditation. If this comes to pass it will place Linux
> distros entirely
The point of the statement is that Microsoft and Microsoft alone have
relaxed the option for OEMs, that is hardware makers, to allow Secure Boot
to be disabled. I can see that this might lead to appliance-type machines
such as cheap Windows with Bing laptops being shipped 'locked' because they
are
Hi
I have been reading recently that Microsoft are removing the requirement for
hardware manufacturers to provide a secure boot "off" switch, in order to gain
Windows 10 accreditation. If this comes to pass it will place Linux distros
entirely at the mercy of Microsoft to sign their authenticat
