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Looks like all the distributions are going to be signed with the MS key. In which case, would it not be worth clubbing together to have a root key manager, who
by AndrewDucker 14y ago
Looks like all the distributions are going to be signed with the MS key.
In which case, would it not be worth clubbing together to have a root key manager, who can take the place of MS in signing packages?
- fl3tch 14y agoYou mean like a CA? Of course they could do that, but then it wouldn't be Windows Certified (it would just be Somebody-Else Certified), which is how OEMs want to brand their products. This is all about dealing with Microsoft's hegemony.
- Albuca 14y agoI agree. It looks like all the Distro's will have to jump on the bandwagon so to speak in order to be used by the new Windows 8 boxes. Then in this case, why are all the distro's having to shell out to get a licence key from Microsoft? I know of a lot of small distro's that dont produce any income, and pay for their webspace out of their own pocket. Why are we going to force them to purchase a key to allow their distro to run on a Windows 8 box?
- AndrewDucker 14y agoIf they don't want Secure Boot then the user can turn it off. If they do want secure boot then it needs to be signed by _someone_, and none of the Linux distributors have been willing to step forward and be that someone.
- Ralith 14y ago> If they don't want Secure Boot then the user can turn it off. Unless you're on ARM, in which case you're screwed.