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No Windows 8 Plot To Lock Out Linux

Posted by samzenpus on from the playing-nice dept.

First time accepted submitter Bucky24 writes "ZDNet's Ed Bott decided to contact major PC makers to find out the truth about Windows 8 SecureBoot. The responses are encouraging for those of us who run third party operating systems. Dell plans to have a BIOS switch to allow SecureBoot to be disabled, and HP assures us that they will allow consumers to make their own choice as to what operating system to run, though they have not given details as to how."

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  1. Re:Ed Bott by The+Askylist · · Score: 3, Funny
    My only question is - how can booting into Windows version anything be called "secure boot"?

    Surely the term "locked-in boot" is more accurate?