Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:31:55 +0200 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is this something we (as consumers of FreeBSD) need to be aware of? Message-ID: <4FCF4DBB.5020006@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <20120605221250.9da6bd5c.goksin.akdeniz@gmail.com> References: <CADy1Ce7MihpmMowc265%2BS_RKorMO3KEKsCgr=pdnjg2jzq-dYQ@mail.gmail.com> <20120605221250.9da6bd5c.goksin.akdeniz@gmail.com>
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On 6/5/12 9:12 PM, Gökşin Akdeniz wrote: >> >> UEFI considerations drive Fedora to pay MSFT to sign their kernel >> binaries http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8035515/1292406/565573/0/ >> > > That's restriction is only for ARM devices which have a label that says > "Desgined for Windows8". In other words those devices can not boot > another os except Windows 8 due to secure boot option enabled by > default. > > The short and the long of it Microsoft is copying Apple on tablets with > ARM. > Well perhaps it should say "designed ONLY for windows8" then ? This has "class action" written all over it, just like the "ready for win7" fiasco where the PCs displaying the sticker could only run the minimalist version of the OS.
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