On Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:14:19 +0530 Rahul Sundaram <metherid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 07/07/2012 03:51 PM, suvayu ali wrote: > > > > > I am more worried about "free" as in freedom. I don't quite grasp > > the implications as an end user. For example consider the following > > scenarios. > > > > Can I freely choose to use proprietary (or for that matter > > alternative free) drivers for my hardware from whatever source I > > prefer? > > On x86 systems, the ability to disable secure boot is mandated by > Microsoft and needed to debug Microsoft drivers and since all the > hardware manufacturers want to comply to this specification, you can > be rest assured they will provide this functionality and once you > disable secure boot (instructions for this will likely be in a Fedora > wiki page), then you are free to load up any custom kernel/kernel > module of your choice. Also Fedora will provide the tools that the > project itself uses within the official repository (ie) will be free > and open source and instructions to use your own key in custom mode. I'll add here something that people seem to be missing a fair bit also: MS has setup guidelines for hardware vendors that wish to get a "Windows 8 Client ready" sticker. Note the "client" here. They are not requiring secure boot for any hardware targeted for servers. kevin
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