Windows 8.1 & Ubuntu

[Lawrence Houston]

Tek:

Although I did not understand EFI was Microsoft's Alone, Secure Boot with 
Private Keys being Purchased from Microsoft bothers me greatly!!!

Lawrence Houston  --  (ubuntu at greenfield.dyndns.org)

On Fri, 18 Apr 2014, Tek Ang wrote:

> 
> Thanks for the feedback... your issue is what I am concerned about.
> 
> To be fair with Microsoft, I find Windows 8.1 is much better than the other
> Windows versions, however, typical Microsoft, they introduced the EFI...
> which technically monopolised the used of the computer solely for Windows.
> 
> 
>  
> Tek Ang
> rugbeeprop at yahoo.com | tekang at ymail.com
> http://vizualize.me/TekAng
> On Friday, April 18, 2014 7:45:24 PM, Lawrence Houston
> <ubuntu at greenfield.dyndns.org> wrote:
> Tek:
> 
> I had Issues with EFI/Secure Boot when installing Ubuntu 12.04.4 along
> side Windows 8.1 (which Boot-Repair could NOT resolve to my
> "Satisfaction"), hence I went with OpenSUSE 13.1 (which just "Worked" out
> of the Box) on my ASUS Desktop.  Although with Ubuntu 14.04 just being
> released, I can NOT tell you whether its EFI/Secure Boot Support has
> "Improved"???
> 
> Lawrence Houston  --  (ubuntu at greenfield.dyndns.org)
> 
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2014, Tek Ang wrote:
> 
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I have been on the fence in installing dual boot on my new Windows 8.1
> > laptop, after I read different online opinions. My laptop is Samsung Ativ
> > book.
> >
> > Any thoughts? Issues? Suggestions?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >  
> > Tek Ang
> > rugbeeprop at yahoo.com | tekang at ymail.com
> > http://vizualize.me/TekAng
> >
> >
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