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How Microsoft Can Lock Linux Off Windows 8 PCs

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-only-penguins-were-secure-enough dept.

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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  1. Re:What an over sensationalist title by ge7 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And how does it feel to be a shill for Nintendo? Must be pretty lonely there though, as Nintendo doesn't get that much stories in Slashdot.

  2. moron. by unity100 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    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.

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    1. Re:moron. by ge7 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You went on such a huge rage that you even missed me saying I'm not even American. I live in Europe. Let me say it again - I live in Europe. And I hate the socialism here. Yes, the human development index might be better, but that's just it. It's standard shitty life for everyone, no matter how hard you work or try to make it better.

      If you are starting to make it better than other people, they tax you so much that you're soon back to where everyone else is. At least with capitalism countries you can work to make your life better. In socialism countries you cannot - you just have to accept that no matter what you do, you will always have the same standard of living than anyone else.

  3. Clean it up, perhaps we will listen by jabberw0k · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why must you resort to swearing? Stop insulting us, please -- you had a useful comment until you spoilt it with profanity.

  4. Re:What an over sensationalist title by ge7 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You sure do know a lot about Nintendo's products to not be a fanboy. And now you have "^Was never a Nintendo fanboy." in your signature to throw off suspicions about your status as Nintendo fanboy. It's pretty obvious you're a Nintendo shill and fanboy.