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I'm even more so terrified at the idea that the vendor of my hardware may decide what operating system I should and should not boot on it. Linux logo progr
by pmr_ 15y ago
I'm even more so terrified at the idea that the vendor of my hardware may decide what operating system I should and should not boot on it.
Linux logo programs (for at least RedHat)
From mjg's posts I had the feeling that RedHat is afraid of what is going to happen if UEFI really takes of in the form it currently is intended to and that not a lot of manufacturers are keen of going through the trouble of using even more keys than absolutely required to sell. Do you have any sources to back that up?
I believe that it would be a bad step for one of the major Linux vendors to bow to the whole idea of signed booting for all the smaller distributions.
- bmelton 15y agoI would be very surprised if any of the major Linux vendors even attempted to get a 'universal' Linux key. From the perspective of the major Linux providers, getting logo certified is a competitive advantage against their peers, and it would take a significant amount of altruism to obtain those keys on behalf of others if it is even possible, which is anyone's guess. As far as the OEM providers, no, I don't have any sources to back that up, but I don't know how you could logically argue against the idea that RH logo certification will increase sales to RH customers.
- pmr_ 15y agoPossibly I'm overly optimistic in regard to the altruism of the Linux vendors. The old 'the whole ecosystem is going to suffer' argument is still pretty strong with the OSS community but you certainly could be right.