How Microsoft Can Lock Linux Off Windows 8 PCs

Julie188 writes "Windows 8 PCs will use the next-generation booting specification known as Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). In fact, Windows 8 logo devices will be required to use the secure boot portion of the new spec. Secure UEFI is intended to thwart rootkit infections by using PKI authentication before allowing executables or drivers to be loaded onto the device. Problem is, unless the device manufacturer gives a key to the device owner, it can also be used to keep the PC's owner from wiping out the current OS and installing another option, such as Linux."

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moron.

[unity100]

Dont show your general american political ignorance on random places on the internet. the world socialism does not mean anything near 'fascism', which was what you were trying to express in your pathetic attempt to link concepts 'tax' and 'government'.

if it was ANYTHING like socialism there, your ass would be secured in regard to employment, wage, social security and you wouldnt be even giving two shits about whether you were being taxed or not.

what you are going through is the early stages of fascism that comes after capitalism. there is NO kind of income equalization and redistribution happening. if it happened, you wouldnt be needing to save your own ass.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index

the above index shows how better europeans are living with that socialism. your so very beautiful capitalist country has not ever topped that index, ever. and it always ranks 10 or lower.

just shut the fuck up and dont talk with what you heard from fox news or other right wing pieces of shit, will you ... or alternatively, you can just take up some reading on what socialism, capitalism, fascism, social democracy, corporatism and so on means. its just a google search away.