Microsoft Responds to Linux Lock-Out Claims | Linux Today

Microsoft Responds to Linux Lock-Out Claims

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 27, 2011

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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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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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