[Ubuntu-be] Win8 will block dual-boot?

[wouter Vandenneucker]

Well in de 'public beta' that I downloaded it only gave me 2 options:Update existing system & swipe drive and reinstall from scratch..
Maybe they released another version by now?
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:07:17 +0200
From: jonasgeuens op gmail.com
To: ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] Win8 will block dual-boot?


  


    
  
  
    Just a small correction:

    You can install W8 without overriding your drive just fine.

    It has the same partition wizard as W7 to do so. 

    You are also able to dualboot W7, W8 and even any other linux
    distro.

    All the new system does is take you straight into the W8 choice
    screen, there you select your linux or other Windows OS and then
    your laptop/pc restarts and boots straight into the other OS.

    

    Was that the kind of "overriding your drive" you were talking about
    Wouter? 

    

    If you meant the boot partition, it overrides that, yes.

    

    Jonas

    

    On 22/09/2011 8:40, wouter Vandenneucker wrote:
    
      
      
        i can back
          up the fact that you can't install win8 without totally
          overriding your drive.
        However, you
          can't keep another version of windows either. My guess is that
          it's just not finished atm.
        

        
        I
            don't think that microsoft will make it unavailable to
            install other MS systems. Some people just need multiple
            OSes (People who can't use their work version of win to do
            personal stuff etc..).
        If
            however they do block any other OS, I think that:

          
        a)
            Apple will find a way to sue them

          
        b) It
            takes about 4 weeks until it's hacked so Grub can be
            installed "in front of" MS
        

          
        Look
            at other electronics like PS3 etc.. it never took longer
            than 2 months of serious hacking attempts. This time
            however, we hold the key as it are "OUR" systems.. not some
            vendor locked devices..
        

          
        Nevertheless
            I do look forward to see how things evolve. Win8 is imho far
            from ready, the difference between the "new stuff" and the
            "remaining stuff" from win7 is just to big.
        Win 7
            windows have a "glass" look and have shadows surrounding
            them so it would look like there is depth to the system.
            Win8 on the other hand is just totally FLAT.
        No
            shadow or glossy look what so ever. I've seen it run on a
            friends pc and I really believe that it's even
            more inconsistent that Nautilus in Ubuntu 11.10
        

          
        /personalNote
        

          
        Grts
        

          
        

          
        

          
        Wouter
        
          

          
          > Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011
            07:03:11 +0200

            > From:
              jurgen.gaeremyn op pandora.be

            > To:
              ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com

            > Subject:
              [Ubuntu-be] Win8 will block dual-boot?

            > 

            > Have a read
              here:

            > 

            >
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/will-windows-8-block-users-from-dual-booting-linux-microsoft-wont-say/10772

            > 

            > Grtz,

            > Jurgen.

            > 

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