UEFI-Secure Boot Re: A lightweight laptop with SSD and good GNU/linx support?

[Matthias Kirschner]

* Hugo Roy <hugo at fsfe.org> [2013-01-18 16:28:43 +0100]:

> Le vendredi 18 janvier 2013 à 15:24 +0000, Sam Liddicott a écrit :
> > Without intended to promote dissent, I like UEFI with secure boot when
> > I can upload the signing keys and there is a physical switch on such
> > key storage. That way I can secure my own machine and retain my own
> > freedom.
> 
> I think that's exactly our position too. Matthias can tell you more
> about that ;)

Yes, the above would be good. But that is not how UEFI works at the
moment. See
http://fsfe.org/campaigns/generalpurposecomputing/secure-boot-analysis.en.html.

Regards,
Matthias

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