Microsoft are pushing for changes to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware specifications that would prevent any operating system apart from Windows 8 being able to boot on a computer.
“A hardware vendor cannot run their hardware inside the EFI environment unless their drivers are signed with a key that’s included in the system firmware. If you install a new graphics card that either has unsigned drivers, or drivers that are signed with a key that’s not in your system firmware, you’ll get no graphics support in the firmware.”
Don’t Panic – At least not yet
OEMs would also be able to offer a BIOS feature to disable the service – a literal ‘off switch’ for Windows.
Ross Anderson of Light Blue Touchpaper, who has campaigned against similar, albeit less restrictive, moves before is stern in his verdict: -
“The extension of Microsoft’s OS monopoly to hardware would be a disaster, with increased lock-in, decreased consumer choice and lack of space to innovate. It is clearly unlawful and must not succeed.”Kesimpulan menurut saya, jadi Win*ows mau membuat semua laptop atau komputer yang sudah di pack sama OS win*ows itu jadi gabisa pake OS Linux, DAMN!
Sumber: OMG Ubuntu
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