Will Windows 8 block Linux installs?

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Sep 21, 2011 10:07 PM EDT
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Windows 8's Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot protocol could lead to eight-second boot times, but it could also be used to keep users from loading Linux on a Windows 8 PC, warns a Red Hat developer. Meanwhile, Casio signed a Linux-related patent agreement with Microsoft.

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It's not Windows, per se but rather Microsoft-contrived hardware locks. BernardSwiss 4 895 Sep 22, 2011 12:31 PM

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