On Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:35:16 +0200 Thomas Bächler <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am 23.06.2012 04:09, schrieb Manolo Martínez: > > Is Arch going to sign [this > > petition](http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement)? > > I, for one humble user, would like it (us, whatever) to. > > > > Manolo > > While I won't answer your question, I have this to say: > > For a non-ARM PC to be certified for Windows 8, the EFI firmware MUST > support Setup Mode. As this is a "MUST" requirement, everyone will > fulfill it, as they really do want the Windows 8 logo (if anyone wants > to look up the source for this, go ahead, I am too lazy right now). > > If I understand it right, in Setup Mode, you can either boot any > non-signed operating system, or you can import your own keys into the > firmware, so that you can sign your own bootloaders. For me, this is > enough to not care about Secure Boot. > Right. Or you can buy a key from Microsoft like Fedora is planning to http://lwn.net/Articles/500231/. It's good that people are thinking about this problem, but so far solutions have been quite ugly from a technical standpoint. -- Leonid Isaev GnuPG key: 0x164B5A6D Fingerprint: C0DF 20D0 C075 C3F1 E1BE 775A A7AE F6CB 164B 5A6D
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