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No Linux Lockout On Windows 8 PCs| U308 |
Posted: Nov 7 2011, 07:37 AM
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SLF Advocate  Group: Members Posts: 486 Member No.: 32 Joined: 11-April 11  |
Thanks for this article go to linuxforall @ wilders security forum. Let's hope. |
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| Nathan |
Posted: Nov 7 2011, 08:26 AM
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Sounds wonderful.
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| Code_Warrior |
Posted: Nov 9 2011, 11:33 AM
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SLF Junior Group: Members Posts: 30 Member No.: 431 Joined: 12-July 11 |
M$ worries about other OS's users? I don't belive.
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| Jcink |
Posted: Nov 9 2011, 05:58 PM
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 SLF IRC Team Group: Members Posts: 204 Member No.: 15 Joined: 10-April 11 |
This just looks like he called up HP and Dell customer support and asked, "hi, are you going to lock Linux users out?" Nobody at HP he spoke to was aware of UEFI? Hilarious. This is not a confirmation. Just a standard politically correct reply.
Dell is the only one that can be considered confirmed. For the record: I don't think this is going to end up being a problem but the article is bad IMO. |
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| mulderx |
Posted: Nov 10 2011, 05:41 PM
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For one, I share your thought. This article is not any reliable!  |
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| joutlan |
Posted: Nov 12 2011, 03:05 AM
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 SLF Founder Group: Admins Posts: 1146 Member No.: 1 Joined: 8-April 11 |
I WANT to believe it
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| feedmebits |
Posted: Nov 14 2011, 09:20 AM
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SLF Member Group: Members Posts: 94 Member No.: 953 Joined: 20-October 11 |
If you put together your own pc don't think it would be much of a problem
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| Jcink |
Posted: Nov 14 2011, 09:23 PM
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SLF IRC Team Group: Members Posts: 204 Member No.: 15 Joined: 10-April 11 |
Build your own PC people won't have any problems, but that's not the point. Most people do not build their own computers. When I first used Linux I installed it to a dell laptop. From a newb perspective... I don't know if I would have been okay at the time with going into the BIOS and disabling security. Or if it was complicated to do, I might not have bothered. It's going to affect Linux adoption depending on what they choose to do. You really can't build your own laptop or netbook either, that's only an option on the desktop. |
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| feedmebits |
Posted: Nov 15 2011, 08:43 AM
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SLF Member Group: Members Posts: 94 Member No.: 953 Joined: 20-October 11 |
That's true, forgot about laptops/netbooks. And MS shouldn't be allowed to tell/force you what OS you have to use on the hardware you buy. -------------------- |
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