![theinquirer :
Canonical prepara una alternativa al firmware UEFI
Mark Shuttleworth, fundador de Canonical y líder de Ubuntu, ha desvelado que en lugar de apuntarse a UEFI como han hecho en Red Hat con Fedora, sacarán su propia solución.
El dirigente ha argumentado que no desea que los programas con código abierto sean dependientes de Microsoft y por ello ha apostado porque Ubuntu desarrolle su propia “llave”.
Según indica el desarrollador de Red Hat, Matthew Garrett, la decisión de Canonical supondría que Ubuntu solo funcionaría en equipos que trajeran su “llave”,una medida que evitaría que se pudieran instalar otras distros de Linux en esos ordenadores.
El problema de la estrategia de Ubuntu reside en que a las distros de Linux seguramente les interesa poder funcionar en equipos con Windows 8.
En ese sentido, en la empresa de Redmond obligan a las distros de Linux que quieran funcionar con UEFI y ser compatibles con Windows 8, a demostrar que son organizaciones fiables y realizar el pago único de 99 dólares.
Con ese panorama parece que la jugada de Canonical no beneficiará a su plataforma, ya que no les será fácil convencer a los fabricantes para que opten por producir ordenadores que sólo funcionen con Ubuntu.
h-online :
Canonical proposes alternate UEFI Secure Boot solution
With Fedora supporting UEFI Secure Boot by having Microsoft sign its boot loader, Canonical founder and Ubuntu leader Mark Shuttleworth has now weighed in and explained his company’s approach to the situation.
Instead of using Microsoft’s key, Canonical is planning to get hardware makers to include their own Ubuntu-specific key on hardware. According to Shuttleworth, the reasoning behind this is “so that the entire free software ecosystem is not dependent on Microsoft’s goodwill for access to modern PC hardware.” Shuttleworth didn’t address concerns voiced by Red Hat developer Matthew Garrett that Canonical’s approach would mean that Ubuntu would be the only Linux distribution bootable with its key.
If Canonical doesn’t intend to offer signing services like Microsoft does, hardware with the Canonical key would in effect be more locked down. So far, Shuttleworth has not commented on the question of whether the company is planning such a service. Microsoft’s program theoretically enables other Linux vendors to have their own distribution signed through Verisign with the Microsoft key, but they would have to fulfil requirements to prove they were a real trustworthy organisation.
See also:
Securely booting Linux a “difficult” proposition, a report from The H.
Linux Foundation releases blueprint for UEFI Secure Boot, a report from The H.
FSF warns of Windows 8 Secure Boot, a report from The H.
[Via] h-online (fab) | theinquirer (Jaime Domenech) |](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5zigfC30S1qda670o1_1280.png)
Canonical prepara una alternativa al firmware UEFI
Mark Shuttleworth, fundador de Canonical y líder de Ubuntu, ha desvelado que en lugar de apuntarse a UEFI como han hecho en Red Hat con Fedora, sacarán su propia solución.
El dirigente ha argumentado que no desea que los programas con código abierto sean dependientes de Microsoft y por ello ha apostado porque Ubuntu desarrolle su propia “llave”.
Según indica el desarrollador de Red Hat, Matthew Garrett, la decisión de Canonical supondría que Ubuntu solo funcionaría en equipos que trajeran su “llave”,una medida que evitaría que se pudieran instalar otras distros de Linux en esos ordenadores.
El problema de la estrategia de Ubuntu reside en que a las distros de Linux seguramente les interesa poder funcionar en equipos con Windows 8.
En ese sentido, en la empresa de Redmond obligan a las distros de Linux que quieran funcionar con UEFI y ser compatibles con Windows 8, a demostrar que son organizaciones fiables y realizar el pago único de 99 dólares.
Con ese panorama parece que la jugada de Canonical no beneficiará a su plataforma, ya que no les será fácil convencer a los fabricantes para que opten por producir ordenadores que sólo funcionen con Ubuntu.
h-online :
Canonical proposes alternate UEFI Secure Boot solution
With Fedora supporting UEFI Secure Boot by having Microsoft sign its boot loader, Canonical founder and Ubuntu leader Mark Shuttleworth has now weighed in and explained his company’s approach to the situation.
Instead of using Microsoft’s key, Canonical is planning to get hardware makers to include their own Ubuntu-specific key on hardware. According to Shuttleworth, the reasoning behind this is “so that the entire free software ecosystem is not dependent on Microsoft’s goodwill for access to modern PC hardware.” Shuttleworth didn’t address concerns voiced by Red Hat developer Matthew Garrett that Canonical’s approach would mean that Ubuntu would be the only Linux distribution bootable with its key.
If Canonical doesn’t intend to offer signing services like Microsoft does, hardware with the Canonical key would in effect be more locked down. So far, Shuttleworth has not commented on the question of whether the company is planning such a service. Microsoft’s program theoretically enables other Linux vendors to have their own distribution signed through Verisign with the Microsoft key, but they would have to fulfil requirements to prove they were a real trustworthy organisation.
See also:
- Securely booting Linux a “difficult” proposition, a report from The H.
- Linux Foundation releases blueprint for UEFI Secure Boot, a report from The H.
- FSF warns of Windows 8 Secure Boot, a report from The H.
[Via] h-online (fab) | theinquirer (Jaime Domenech) |
