▲ Post: #36 ▼

Hi chaps,

here is a snippet from MS's certification hardware requirements on page 116:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A...system.pdf

20. MANDATORY: On non-ARM systems, the platform MUST implement the ability for a physically present user to select between two Secure Boot modes in firmware setup: "Custom" and "Standard". Custom Mode allows for more flexibility as specified in the following:

a) It shall be possible for a physically present user to use the Custom Mode firmware setup option to modify the contents of the Secure Boot signature databases and the PK.

b) If the user ends up deleting the PK then, upon exiting the Custom Mode firmware setup, the system will be operating in Setup Mode with Secure Boot turned off.

c) The firmware setup shall indicate if Secure Boot is turned on, and if it is operated in Standard or Custom Mode. The firmware setup must provide an option to return from Custom to Standard Mode which restores the factory defaults.

On an ARM system, it is forbidden to enable Custom Mode. Only Standard Mode may be enable (sic).

Will they; won't they??.

Regards Wolfman

▲ Post: #37 ▼

(18-03-2012 03:58 AM)Linuxephus Wrote:  I think Thunder'll be too busy laughing than to have anytime to be offneded Vanlong.
+1 for humor.

Agreed.

[Moderator note: Inappropriate video - removed]

▲ Post: #38 ▼

Hi guys.
@ Van,LoL, I fell off my chair laughing, specially at Boy's room/desktop & Girl's room/desktop
the Citrus mock-up of Ribbon Interface for LibOffice was really cool!! I sincerely hope that Libre Office goes for it!!
@'ephus, I aim to please
@ S'ThunderStorm, echo Linuxephus,we have all digressed a bit from time to time, EVEN to the point of having "corrected" by our gentle and loving Moderaters
But on the topic of Win8 & Linux usrs, looks like MS will get away with "confining" their UEFA lockdown to hardware using ARM. EU will not tolerate MS doing same with x86 and I think that the manufacturers will seek a haven FROM having to implement such a strict UEFA under EU and US trading rules and whatever bodies that monitor .....(what do you call a group of peeps who combine to "agree" a set price to things when they should really be in competition)
You know what I mean
All the best guys
SB