Windows 8 may lock out Linux from OEM machines

All systems that ship with just OEM and Microsoft, could not boot a standard copy of Linux. Microsoft revealed in a BUILD session on UEFI that the following requirements must be met for Windows 8: All firmware and software in the boot process must be signed by a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) Required for Windows… Continue reading Windows 8 may lock out Linux from OEM machines

Windows 8 Developer Preview now available to download

The Windows developer center is now live and Windows 8 available to download in the following flavours: Windows Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64) DOWNLOAD (3.6 GB) Sha 1 hash – 79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9 Microsoft also supplied some system requirements for the Windows 8 Developer preview: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 gigabyte… Continue reading Windows 8 Developer Preview now available to download