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Rich Pieri wrote: > Jerry Feldman wrote: >> The bottom line here is that UEFI will prevent some Linux users from >> installing Linux, especially in the near future. > > No, it will not. Anyone who tells you otherwise is either lying or has > bought into the anti-Microsoft propaganda. There is no truth to the > claim that UEFI Secure Boot will lock users out of running the OS of > their choice. I haven't seen any recent articles that have made this claim. What I have seen expressed is a concern that non-technical users that aren't comfortable changing BIOS settings will find the requirement to turn off secure boot too high of a barrier to trying out a Linux CD. Whether that's true is another matter. I'm sure such users exist, but how many people are adventurous enough to want to try a Linux CD, but not knowledgeable enough to change BIOS settings? I guess with the quantity of Ubuntu CDs handed out at user group meetings, and subsequently being passed on to colleagues, there could be a bunch of casual users curious to check it out. The dual-boot issue Jerry mentioned I hadn't heard of before. I agree that further confirmation is required before that is declared a problem. > In the case of ARM hardware that ships with Windows 8, which is Windows > Phone and Surface/RT, you can't run Linux on any of it anyway due to > lack of hardware support. UEFI Secure Boot has nothing to do with that. I don't understand what you mean by "lack of hardware support." Have you seen the wide range of ARM-based devices that Linux has been ported to? Do you really believe it would take more than a few weeks for some motivated Linux hackers to port Linux to the Surface tables, if there wasn't a BIOS barrier? (Chances are, they'll do it anyway. Should probably do a search on YouTube to see if it has already happened.) -Tom -- Tom Metro Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA "Enterprise solutions through open source." Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/
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