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| From: | Nilesh Govindarajan <contact@××××××××.com> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-user@l.g.o | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Should I be worried that I won't be able to dual boot in Gentoo? | ||
| Date: | Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:11:19 | ||
| Message-Id: | 4E8095D4.1050103@nileshgr.com | ||
| In Reply to: | [gentoo-user] [OT] Should I be worried that I won't be able to dual boot in Gentoo? by Mick |
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| 1 | On Mon 26 Sep 2011 08:31:10 PM IST, Mick wrote: |
| 2 | > I don't know if you have seen this. Given that we're moving into UEFI |
| 3 | > boot what are the workarounds to compensate for Microsoft's efforts to |
| 4 | > exclude other operating systems from available hardware? |
| 5 | > |
| 6 | > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/26/uefi_linux_lock_out_row_latest/ |
| 7 | > |
| 8 | |
| 9 | That feature is optional, see official word from MS: |
| 10 | https://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/22/protecting-the-pre-os-environment-with-uefi.aspx |
| 11 | Microsoft has at least done something good for the Linux community :D |
| 12 | |
| 13 | -- |
| 14 | Nilesh Govindarajan |
| 15 | http://nileshgr.com |
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| Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Should I be worried that I won't be able to dual boot in Gentoo? | Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> |