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From: Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] UEFI secure boot and Gentoo
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 03:19:21
Message-Id: 20120616031827.GF2874@ca.inter.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] UEFI secure boot and Gentoo by Greg KH
1 120615 Greg KH wrote:
2 > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 01:48:05AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote:
3 >> Does this affect those of us who build our own machines ?
4 > Yes, it will be on your new motherboard in a matter of months.
5
6 I am going to build a new machine some time in the next 12 mth ,
7 but it looks as if all I will have to do is reset the BIOS ,
8 which I'm likely to have to do for other features in any case.
9
10 >> Is there likely to be any Gentoo user
11 >> who is reluctant to change the default BIOS setting ?
12 > Probably lots.
13
14 That surprises me, but we'll find out.
15
16 >> How can UEFI be required for Arm without running into anti-trust ?
17 > Different countries have different rules here.
18
19 Discussion + news items in the press do suggest
20 that it's not anti-trust as long as it's not benefitting 1 company.
21 Anyway, I'm not likely to be using ARM, let alone jailbreaking it.
22
23 >> How far is this basically a problem for those in the USA,
24 >> the rest of us having a different attitude to security issues ?
25 > Everyone in all countries are going to have to deal with this,
26 > as all motherboard manufacturers are going to be supporting this
27 > by the end of 2012 at the latest, due to the Windows 8 requirements.
28
29 As with other similar issues in the past,
30 we can expect the EU antitrust people to take a close look at it
31 & they may start demanding that computers are easily unlockable,
32 if not actually required to be sold with UEFI disabled by default.
33 Despite current scare stories out of London & New York,
34 the EU is by no means finished as a political entity
35 & no-one in USA should assume the EU will follow their lead
36 or even that Canada will, despite our current Conservative government.
37
38 I see a need for careful thought at Gentoo, but no need for panic.
39
40 Thanks for your horse's mouth (smile).
41
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