On 2013-05-20 07:26 +0200, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> On 5/19/2013 11:04 PM, staticsafe wrote:
>
>> The Debian developers (and many other distros) have chosen to put their
>> support behind GRUB2 which allows for (please correct me, if I'm wrong)
>> features like UEFI support and better support for automation.
>
> It's an odd play for Debian to get behind UEFI
It's not really Debian's choice, the world is finally giving up on the
BIOS and your next machine might very well not provide such an interface
anymore.
> which includes secure
> boot, and includes other features that tend to take control of the
> machine away from the user. That's not freedom.
Debian does not support secure boot as of now, and whether secure boot
restricts or enhances user freedom depends on your ability to install
your own keys.
>> Another note, GRUB2 is more similar to Lilo than you think.
>
> They're both boot loaders. Of course they're similar. But they have
> some serious differences. Serious enough that many folks, such as
> myself, choose to stick with LILO.
Good luck in patching LILO to work without a BIOS.
Cheers,
Sven
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