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Re: UEFI
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Always Learning <[log in to unmask]>
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Always Learning <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:51:51 +0100
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On Wed, 2011-10-19 at 19:44 -0500, Phong Nguyen wrote:

> The OEM/VARs should be providing a UEFI configuration option
> to disable Secure Boot. 

"should" is not MUST.

Who will compel the Far East PCB manufacturers to introduce 'extras' NOT
required to run Windoze 8 ?

> "At the end of the day, the customer is in control of their PC. ....

That has NEVER been true since the introduction of Windoze 95 !

A M$ Windoze computer belongs to M$. That is why Linux, BSD, Solaris
etc. are so liberating.



-- 
With best regards,

Paul.
England,
EU.

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