Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Should I be worried that I won't be able to dual boot in Gentoo?

[Mark Knecht]

On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Nilesh Govindarajan
<contact@××××××××.com> wrote:
> On Mon 26 Sep 2011 08:31:10 PM IST, Mick wrote:
>> I don't know if you have seen this.  Given that we're moving into UEFI
>> boot what are the workarounds to compensate for Microsoft's efforts to
>> exclude other operating systems from available hardware?
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/26/uefi_linux_lock_out_row_latest/
>>
>
> That feature is optional, see official word from MS:
> https://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/22/protecting-the-pre-os-environment-with-uefi.aspx
> Microsoft has at least done something good for the Linux community :D
>
> --
> Nilesh Govindarajan
> http://nileshgr.com

It's only optional if the BIOS includes an option to disable the
feature. I don't think that option is _required_ by Microsoft so if
(insert name here) contracts with their BIOS developer to not include
that option then I believe we're potentially out of luck.

- Mark