On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Carroll Grigsby <cgrigs986@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 7 Jul 2012 08:58:31 -0300Good luck with that! I've been thinking about replacing this computer
Itamar Reis Peixoto <itamar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 7:21 AM, suvayu ali
> <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I realise I can turn Secure Boot off, but hardware manufacturers
> > have often dropped the ball on complying with standards. What if
> > the next generation of motherboards/laptops make it harder to turn
> > off secure boot? Just to make it clear, the questions above are not
> > rhetorical. I just want to understand better the implications as an
> > end-user.
> >
>
>
> I think we are bigger enough to say no and buy only hardware
> compatible.
>
>
with something newer, so when I was in my local computer store
yesterday, I asked if they had any motherboards or systems that did
not have this UEFI/Microsoft crap installed. Nope. None. Nil. Zilch.
Nada. Ain't no such critter. All gone. It's hiding with Judge
Crater and Jimmy Hoffa. You get the message...
One can always go through Dell to get a Linux computer without the Micros**t crap. It comes with Ubuntu preinstalled, but one has the option of installing Fedora.
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