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>>>>> "Derek" == Derek Martin <invalid at pizzashack.org> writes: Derek> On Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 03:14:32PM -0500, Laura Conrad wrote: >> >>>>> "Rich" == Rich Pieri <richard.pieri at gmail.com> writes: >> Rich> I'll bet more of you have Secure Boot capable computers than you Rich> realize. >> >> So how do we tell? Derek> A better question might be, "Does it matter?" Even if your Derek> hardware is capable, sounds like it probably doesn't affect Derek> you unless A) you're running a compatible OS with the feature Derek> enabled, and intend to dual-boot on that machine, or B) you Derek> specifically want to test installs with it, for purposes of Derek> installfest or other. I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter to me at the moment (I've bought a computer in the last year, but it was a refurb from a year or so before that). However, I typically install Linux leaving whatever Windows the machine comes with installed, so that if something doesn't work I have a shot at telling whether it's hardware or software. And when Amazon or somebody manages to make it too difficult to use Linux, I have a shot at getting my download anyway. So when I buy a computer that has it enabled, it will matter (in some infrequent but often high-pressure situations) if I don't figure out how to deal with it. -- Laura (mailto:lconrad at laymusic.org, twitter: @serpentplayer) (617) 661-8097 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 http://www.laymusic.org/ http://www.serpentpublications.org You want the listener not to think "he's taken a breath," rather "what nuanced phrasing!" Unidentified voice teacher, quoted by Jeff DeMarco on rec.music.early
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