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Re:Thunderstrike 2: Mac firmware worm details by mjg59 on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @03:25AM (#10046535)
> Secure Boot basically screws up the ability to boot Linux OSes

Not really. The barrier to obtaining a signed bootloader isn't that large, and if you're unwilling or unable to do that you can use http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/20303.html and just oblige your users to jump through an additional (easily documented) hoop. We had legitimate concerns over the impact of Secure Boot on free operating systems, and for the most part we were able to reach some reasonable solutions.

Re:Thunderstrike 2: Mac firmware worm details by sandGorgon on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @11:48AM (#10048366)
does the shim solution not lead to this exact same security problem ?
Re:Thunderstrike 2: Mac firmware worm details by mjg59 on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @03:29PM (#10050064)
No. How would it?