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Re: Installing on a new laptop
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:03:04 -0800
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On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 02:35:32PM -0500, Tom H wrote:
> 
> I wouldn't be surprised if SB became "un-disable-able" in the next few
> years. We'd then have to use an MS-signed shim to boot, as is now the
> case with the default Fedora and Ubuntu SB setups.
>


I am not worried. In a few years MS will be the go-daddy for getting SB keys. Will give them to anybody with a working credit card number.

Today, if you want to run a web site, you have to pay the SSL certificate tax, and nobody complains, everybody is happy.

Tomorrow, if you want to run your own linux kernels, you will have to pay the SB-certificate tax, and it will be the same, nobody complains, everybody is happy.

Security, shmecurity.


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Konstantin Olchanski
Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
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