[CS-FSLUG] Linux Foundation UEFI Secure Boot key for Windows 8 PCs delays explained

[Fred A. Miller]

Despite the best efforts of Fedora 
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Secureboot>, openSUSE 
<http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:UEFI_Secure_boot_using_qemu-kvm>, 
Ubuntu 
<http://blog.canonical.com/2012/09/20/quetzal-is-taking-flight-update-on-ubuntu-secure-boot-plans>, 
and the Linux Foundation, booting Linux on UEFI Secure Boot Windows 8 
PCs continues to be a problem . The easiest way to avoid Windows 8 
lock-in is to disable UEFI Secure Boot from your system before it starts 
to boot. However, this option may not be available on all motherboard; 
isn't available at all on Windows RT devices 
<http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/microsoft-to-lock-out-other-operating-systems-from-windows-8-arm-pcs-and-devices/10132>, 
such as the Surface; and is still troublesome even with Secure Boot 
disabled. So, it is that the struggle---and struggle it is---to create 
an easy to use, universal install and boot Secure Boot Linux installer 
continues on.

http://www.zdnet.com/linux-foundation-uefi-secure-boot-key-for-windows-8-pcs-delays-explained-7000007841/ 


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