On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:56:20 +0530 Nilesh Govindarajan <cont...@nileshgr.com> wrote:
> On Mon 26 Sep 2011 08:51:17 PM IST, James Broadhead wrote: > > On 26 September 2011 16:01, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I don't know if you have seen this. Given that we're moving into > >> UEFI boot what are the workarounds to compensate for Microsoft's > >> efforts to exclude other operating systems from available hardware? > > > > My opinion is that signed boot is probably on its way (despite not > > actually offering much in the way of security, as the Apple Battery > > hack has shown), and so we'll enter an era where you have the option > > between a fully-signed system (Windows 9 / OS XI or so) or a cracked > > boot, with little in the way of switching between the two, at least > > initially > > > > I know which one I'd pick if it came down to it :) > > And you really need not worry about it, some geek (Torvalds?) will > surely find out a way. > As this is being touted a win8 feature (with win8 set for release sometime in 2012), I predict this will be defeated before the first win8 machine hits the stores -- just like product keys, slic, and wga. Also it's probably safe to predict this "secure boot" scheme will end up being another vector for windows malware. -- caveat utilitor
