[wplug] UEFI secure boot could prevent New Linux installations

[John Lewis]

Yesterday I read on zdnet(1) yesterday that Windows 8 certifications on UEFI
machines could make it hard to install Linux, because the kernel would have
to be signed. I know that Linux could just be chain loaded off the NT kernel
using something like Wubi, but I am worried about the potential harshness of
the Digital Restrictions Management. Is there anything we are going to do
about this to make sure we are free to use our newer hardware to run any
software we want it to run (and nothing else)?


(1)http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/windows-8-certification-will-make-it-difficult-or-impossible-to-install-linux-on-pcs/14987?tag=search-results-rivers;item1
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