Microsoft tries to block Linux off Windows 8 PCs

[Mel Wilson]

On 11-09-21 06:07 PM, Scott Elcomb wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Lennart Sorensen
> <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org>  wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 05:18:46PM -0400, Thomas Milne wrote:
>>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/microsoft-tries-to-block-linux-off-windows-8-pcs/9572?tag=mantle_skin%3Bcontent
>>
>> Of course we don't know that yet.  So far it is just speculation.
>>
>> I do imagine some companies would love a method to prevent their machines
>> from having rootkits installed (at least by currently known methods).
>
> My question is what will happen when relevant Certificate Authorities
> get "hacked" - ala DigiNotar and Comodo?

Yeah.  That's the $2**16 question for mass-produced hardware that 
tries to authenticate itself.

	Mel.
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