UEFI and "secure boot"
UEFI and "secure boot"
Posted Jun 20, 2011 8:56 UTC (Mon) by marcH (subscriber, #57642)Parent article: UEFI and "secure boot"
As others have said above in various forms, I think this will go the very same way as DVD zoning or SIM-locking today. In the future your average grand ma will be "protected" from running random software on her smart phone, while LWN readers will quickly find the hardware switch/cheat code to bypass the restrictions. Think Microsoft and Apple as Hollywood and hardware manufacturers as... themselves.
The only question left is: will this void the warranty?
Posted Jun 25, 2011 5:38 UTC (Sat)
by Hausvib6 (guest, #70606)
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UEFI and "secure boot"
Of course it will, hw manufacturer will use every chance of voiding the hw warranty. Even today, replacing the preinstalled OS in laptop may void the warranty (depends on the goodwill of the manufacturer).