Microsoft Responds to Linux Lock-Out Claims

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"In a very extensive, graphics-laden post, Microsoft's Tony Mangefeste writes:

"'Microsoft supports OEMs having the flexibility to decide who manages security certificates and how to allow customers to import and manage those certificates, and manage secure boot. We believe it is important to support this flexibility to the OEMs and to allow our customers to decide how they want to manage their systems.'"

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