UEFI Secure Boot planned to be implemented in Fedora 18

[Ryan Gauger]

What we should do is create a key that would allow Ubuntu to boot on ARM hardware (secure boot won't have the ability to be disabled on Windows 8 ARM devices).

On Jun 23, 2012, at 12:53 PM, "compdoc" <compdoc at hotrodpc.com> wrote:

>> I'm dreading the arrival of Win 8 and the machines it will engender.
> 
> Ubuntu went the way of a tablet interface two versions ago - before I ever
> saw what Win8 looked like. I'm getting used to it, I guess.
> 
> And to the topic:
> 
>> As opposed to previous releases of Windows, Microsoft this time around is
> imposing its' will on hardware vendors with a new Secure UEFI boot system. 
> 
> This is nonsense. Meaningless propaganda.
> 
> The linux kernel already supports it, and my desktop's ASRock motherboard
> has a UEFI bios. It's been in around for some time now. 
> 
> The OS is not forced into using anything. It just needs to understand how to
> use it to boot. 
> 
> It's an advance in bios technology - an upgrade to the outdated bios code
> that  motherboards have used until recently. 
> 
> And if the OS wants to use the 'signed cert' parts that MS is embracing,
> then god bless em. 
> 
> IT can use all the help it can get in keeping the networks we care for
> running smoothly and infection-free.
> 
> AMD has announced it going to insert an ARM cpu core directly onto their cpu
> dies. It will be dedicated to security. Things are getting interesting...
> 
> Anyway there's nothing to see here folks, so move along. Just another false
> alarm.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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