Linux users alarmed over Windows 10 lockout

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Linux users alarmed over Windows 10 lockout
Network World
"Microsoft announced a change to the UEFI Secure Boot standard in Windows 10 that has the Linux faithful upset that it might eliminate dual-booting and shut Linux out of their machines.
The change, announced at the revived WinHEC conference taking place in China, seemed innocuous enough. Windows 10 will ship with support for the UEFI Secure Boot standard, just as it did in Windows 8, but this time, the off switch is now optional instead of mandatory.
The fear is that OEMs will simply turn on UEFI Secure Boot and not give people the option to turn it off. Doing so would..."
IN FULL:  http://www.networkworld.com/article/2900502/microsoft-subnet/linux-users-alarmed-over-windows-10-lockout.html

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