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Shuttleworth on Ubuntu Linux, Fedora, and the UEFI problem |
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Source: ZDNet Blogs - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Windows 8 PCs and tablets will lock out all other operating systems by default, and trying to find a way around it isn’t easy as both Fedora and Ubuntu developers have discovered. Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu’s founder, shares his thoughts on what Linux should do next about Windows 8’s UEFI lock-in.
If you buy a Windows 8 or Windows RT computer or tablet, yes even Surface, it will come with secure boot enabled by default in their replacement for the BIOS, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). I doubt that will actually make them more secure, but it’s always crystal clear that it will make it much harder to boot Linux or any other operating system, such as Windows XP or 7, on them. Fedora came up with a way to get around this problem and Ubuntu Linux has come up with its own solution to the Windows 8 lock box as well (PDF Link). Fedora’s developers, however, don’t like Ubuntu’s answer.
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