UEFI has nothing to do with secure boot (apart from the fact they're compatible). I run Linux on my Thinkpad, with UEFI-only enabled, secure boot disabled, and

UEFI has nothing to do with secure boot (apart from the fact they're compatible). I run Linux on my Thinkpad, with UEFI-only enabled, secure boot disabled, and UEFI will boot my kernel directly using EFISTUB - no more screwing around with bootloaders. It's awesome! There's even ways to use SecureBoot with various distros [1]. Sure it's a pain, but it can be done. Having and using teh tech is a different issue from vendors hindering what you can do with your hardware. [1] http://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/secureboot.html http://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/secureboot.html