[Nottingham] More money for nothing

[Jason Irwin]

On 21/09/11 13:33, Jason Irwin wrote:
> I'm not sure, but we'd better do something.  Seems that the UEFI (BIOS
> ROM replacement) proposal could effectively block any alternate OS from
> booting and prevent anyone from rolling their own.
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/21/secure_boot_firmware_linux_exclusion_fears/

And now MS is claiming is won't.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/23/ms_denies_uefi_lock_in/
Now I am sure that OEMs have a choice in what OSs and other options they
ship.  They merely have to accept the consequences of making those choices.

-- 
Jason Irwin