On 07.06.2012 03:43, Christofer C. Bell wrote: > On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net> wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 01:07:23PM -0400, Tom H wrote: >>> >>> What's non-free about signing the "boot-chain"? >> >> Do I have the freedom to build and install and boot my own kernel? >> >> No? Looks like I lost the freedom to have any semblance of control >> over my own hardware. > > You have the freedom to either: > > a.) Disable Secure Boot and run your own kernel > > or > > b.) Generate your own signing key, sign your own kernel, and load your > own key into your system's UEFI. > > You have no lost any semblance of control over your own hardware. > If I have understood correctly A and B depend on does your hardware manufactor allow it and allowing is optional to them. -- [Mika Suomalainen](https://mkaysi.github.com/) || [gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 4DB53CFE82A46728](http://mkaysi.github.com/PGP/key.txt) || [Why do I sign my emails?](http://mkaysi.github.com/PGP/WhyDoISignEmails.html) || [Please don't send HTML.](http://mkaysi.github.com/articles/complaining/HTML.html) || [This signature](https://gist.github.com/2643070#file_icedove.md) || [Please reply below this line](http://mkaysi.github.com/articles/complaining/topposting.html) ____________________________
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