On Mon, 2012-06-25 at 19:24 +0200, Thomas Bächler wrote: > Am 25.06.2012 18:37, schrieb Kevin Chadwick: > >>> > >>> 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. > >>> > > > > I didn't know key replacement was a requirement for MS certification. > > That's better than I thought, however. > > > > You can only have one key and so it's a barrier to competition via > > preventing trying out other OS's on a whim!!. To multiboot you have to > > pay and spend a lot of time. Having authorisation to disable it > > completely but not import multiple keys simply doesn't make sense. > > I don't think so. I need to verify this, but if I remember right, you > can simply sign Microsoft's key so Windows 8 is also trusted by your own > key. Pff, I need to build my own kernels, to optimize to my needs and I won't care about a boot-boot-loader or any singing. Ok, I don't have any Windows installed (excepted of XP on Arch on VBox) and I won't install Windoof 8. Try an educated guess! In Europe M$ does violate laws, but M$ simply pays the punishment by pocket money/stamp coffer ... dunno how the idiom is called in English, but I suspect you understand. However, isn't is suspect that the name "Microsoft" always comes along with UEFI?! I don't have tendencies to believe in conspiracy theories! I simply don't trust this situation any longer. Again, at first I didn't care, now I'm completely against it.
