On 09/19/2012 08:50 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
On 09/19/2012 10:47 PM, JD wrote:
On 09/19/2012 08:30 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
On 09/19/2012 02:05 PM, Mike Wright wrote:
And in today's news:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/19/win8_rootkit/
A few things in particular stood out to me:
1) "Writing a bootkit couldn't be an easier task for virus writers
with the UEFI framework available, much easier than before when
they needed to code in pure assembly."
2) "... unless SecureBoot is used to ensure that only digitally
signed UEFI bootloaders can be executed at the system bootup.
3) "... enabling SecureBoot by default effectively limits user
choice."
Great! MS shoots self in foot, others in head. We saw it coming :/
Or.......maybe this was a little "skit" to help make the push for
universal UEFI enforcement?.....this way Linux users are locked out,
the landscape once again returns to the Windows vs Apple conflict
eliminating the biggest threat to both of them in one hatchet swing!
I for one am going to be looking into way to get around this
thing.....I see no reason to be locked into using a particular brand
or service JUST because someone ELSE thinks I should!
EGO II
I think there will be at least a few mobo manufacturers who will
provide the buyer the option
of either uefi or traditional bios. Not so sure about laptop
manufacturers. Perhaps
one or more may choose to offer that choice.
And if there's no "options" out there?.....then what? do I just go
ahead and install my OWN version of a BIOS and hope for the best?...
EGO II
In that case, I feel that many people will start building open source
bioses for a limited set of mobos. They will provide the software to
burn the bios into the mobo's eeprom or will even sell mobo's which
them modify and install their own bios prom on. I think nature abhors
vaccum.
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