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120615 Greg KH wrote: |
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> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 01:48:05AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote: |
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>> Does this affect those of us who build our own machines ? |
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> Yes, it will be on your new motherboard in a matter of months. |
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I am going to build a new machine some time in the next 12 mth , |
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but it looks as if all I will have to do is reset the BIOS , |
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which I'm likely to have to do for other features in any case. |
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>> Is there likely to be any Gentoo user |
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>> who is reluctant to change the default BIOS setting ? |
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> Probably lots. |
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That surprises me, but we'll find out. |
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>> How can UEFI be required for Arm without running into anti-trust ? |
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> Different countries have different rules here. |
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Discussion + news items in the press do suggest |
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that it's not anti-trust as long as it's not benefitting 1 company. |
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Anyway, I'm not likely to be using ARM, let alone jailbreaking it. |
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>> How far is this basically a problem for those in the USA, |
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>> the rest of us having a different attitude to security issues ? |
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> Everyone in all countries are going to have to deal with this, |
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> as all motherboard manufacturers are going to be supporting this |
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> by the end of 2012 at the latest, due to the Windows 8 requirements. |
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As with other similar issues in the past, |
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we can expect the EU antitrust people to take a close look at it |
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& they may start demanding that computers are easily unlockable, |
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if not actually required to be sold with UEFI disabled by default. |
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Despite current scare stories out of London & New York, |
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the EU is by no means finished as a political entity |
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& no-one in USA should assume the EU will follow their lead |
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or even that Canada will, despite our current Conservative government. |
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I see a need for careful thought at Gentoo, but no need for panic. |
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Thanks for your horse's mouth (smile). |
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