On Mon, 4 May 2015 09:38:37 PM Davor Balder wrote:
> I also read somewhere they (manufacturers) will have to allow installation
> of alternative OS’s. If this is the case, then UEFI will not have any
> point. 

An ideal implementation of such things would allow the user to control which 
OS is permitted to boot.

> At the very worst, you will (possibly) be able to buy only certain hardware
> that will allow UEFI to be turned off (assuming this is permitted by some
> and not allowed by others). 

It's not merely a matter of buying only certain hardware.  When buying second 
hand it's often difficult to determine specs accurately, this could lock Linux 
users out of many ebay auctions.  It could also make things more difficult for 
organisations like ComputerBank because they wouldn't be able to just assume 
that every PC that boots can be made to run Linux.

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