[aklug] Re: Windows 8 + ubuntu

From: Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com>
Date: Sat Dec 29 2012 - 10:11:15 AKST

* Jiin Jade <jiin@vitalsols.com> [121228 17:23]:
> I just accidentally bought an HP 2000 Notebook with Windows 8. I spent over
> 20 hours trying to get Ubuntu 11.10 to boot and finally gave up. This
> included disabling "Secure boot" and UEFI. Reverting to "Legacy mode", etc.
> Lets just say if OEM HP is going to screw me on the end user side I will
> never buy their servers on the enterprise side! Feel free to give them an
> earful, and post in as many forums as you care too.
>
> Anyhow, the most recent version of Ubuntu(12.10) was able to install and
> boot. I understand Ubuntu and Fedora bought keys from micro$oft so they
> could boot their distro. Microsoft has become the "UEFI Certificate
> Authority" so to speak for all UEFI/Windows 8 machines. I really think M$
> totally screwed themselves on this one. I will NEVER buy any M$ installed
> system every again. It just drives my money directly to OEM's supporting
> Linux and away from the HP's of the world who are willing compromise end
> user freedom.
>
> echo EOF > /rant

  I've pretty much talked my wife into using the 4-year old HP
  netbook here with xubuntu 12.04 on it and 2 GB of RAM. It will
  work fine for her. In the meantime, I expect linux will overcome
  the UEFI issue eventually.
  
  As for lappies with linux:

  <sniff>Everything I have come across is overpriced IMHO. </sniff>
  **** 'em. Those vendors are as bad as micro$ucks$

  Thanks for the replies.

-- 
Tim 
tim at tee jay forty nine dot com or akwebsoft dot com
http://www.akwebsoft.com
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