Secure Boot (ConceptTopic, 5)
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Secure Boot is a feature of UEFI 2 that requires bootloaders to be signed with public-key cryptography.
This in itself is a nice thing to have to protect computers from being meddled with. However, Microsoft has decided to abuse this feature to lock out other operating systems from Windows 8 certified motherboards and PCs. This won't do at all!
