Microsoft tries to block Linux off Windows 8 PCs

[Colin McGregor]

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Scott Elcomb <psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Thomas Milne
> <thomas.bruce.milne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/microsoft-tries-to-block-linux-off-windows-8-pcs/9572?tag=mantle_skin%3Bcontent
>
> Here's Microsoft's response and explanation (I haven't read it yet):
>
> <http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/22/protecting-the-pre-os-environment-with-uefi.aspx>

A Red Hat staff member has written a response to the above:

http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/5850.html

in other words the Microsoft commentary, while technically correct is
misleading.

> via /.
>
> <http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/09/23/1236221/Microsoft-Responds-To-Linux-Concerns-Over-Windows-8-and-UEFI-Secure-Boot>
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