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...and locking out Linux (and other open source operating systems) with the help of the UEFI secure boot. http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/microsof
by plaes 15y ago
...and locking out Linux (and other open source operating systems) with the help of the UEFI secure boot.
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/microsoft-mandating-secure-boot-on-arm-making-linux-installs-difficult.ars http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/microsoft-manda...
- wmf 15y agoBuy an Android tablet and jailbreak it.
- freehunter 15y agoWithout a way to install WOA (MS says they won't provide images for it), that won't help.
- wmf 15y agoWe're talking about Linux. If you want Linux on an ARM tablet, buy an Android tablet and jailbreak it. You don't have to buy a Windows tablet (unlike, say, PCs in the 90s).
- blario 15y agoAnd there lies one mistake MSFT is making. I definitely wouldn't pay good money for one of these if it can't run anything besides Win8. Perhaps only if it has a well supported jailbreak.
- wmf 15y agoPeople who immediately remove your software (and sometimes ask for a refund) aren't a good target market. Seriously, why do you want to buy a Windows tablet and remove Windows? Why not buy what you actually want?
- blario 15y agoBecause with Apple and MSFT requiring UEFI locked ARM devices, how much choice do you think will be available for people looking to buy ARM tablets they can run any OS on?
- freehunter 15y agoSorry, I thought this was a post discussing Windows on ARM devices and how you couldn't dual boot Linux and Windows on them. Odd that Microsoft would be talking about Linux.