From LinuxBSDos.com.Hispalinux (in Spanish), a representative organization for Linux users in Spain, has lodged a complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission, the European Union’s executive body.
Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open SourceOpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt has slammed Red Hat and Canonical for the way they have reacted to Microsoft's introduction of "secure" boot along with Windows 8, describing both companies as wanting to be the new Microsoft.
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I have Asus G46vw notebook pre-installed with Windows 8 and Secure Boot.
I want to dual boot W8 with Ubuntu 12 and use Secure Boot.
In order to actually have the BIOS recognise the USB drives to boot from ( Have to USB boot ) I have no choice but to disable Secure Boot and enable CSM in the BIOS.
I have Asus G46vw notebook pre-installed with Windows 8 and Secure Boot.
I want to dual boot W8 with Ubuntu 13.04 (nighty releases) and use Secure Boot.
In order to actually have the BIOS recognise the USB drives to boot from ( Have to USB boot ) I have no choice but to disable Secure Boot and enable CSM in the BIOS.
Spanish Linux users launch legal challenge to Microsofts secure boot
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com...s-secure-boot/
27 March 2013
"Hispalinux, a Spanish association representing Linux users and developers, has filed an EU complaint against Windows 8s UEFI Secure Boot, calling it a de facto technological jail for computer booting systems.
The problem is that it is difficult
Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open SauceIt's early days for secure boot, the new method that Microsoft is using to protect its desktop turf, but it would not be unfair to say that the company has succeeded in showing up the sharply fragmented nature of GNU/Linux.
Matthew Garrett calls out Google for not allowing users to install their own keys on Chromebook systems. "Some people don't like Secure Boot because they don't trust Microsoft. If you trust Google more, then a Chromebook is a reasonable choice.
Matthew Garrett calls out Google for not allowing users to install their own keys on Chromebook systems.
Written by: Sam VargheseAfter Red Hat revealed how it would kowtow to the overlords at Redmond, it was only a matter of time before Canonical would genuflect as well over the issue of secure boot.
{loadposition sam08}But Canonical, which is best known for its Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution, has come up with a way of getting its distribution to boot on PCs certified for Windows 8 that is even worse
Drop dead MS UEFI.
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