The Windows 8 OEM machine will be started with UEFI. All firmware and software in the process must be signed by a trusted CA, which restricts the installation of a non-Signed operating system. Fedora18 will be released almost in Windows 8. To avoid compatibility issues when Linux users start Fedora18 on Windows 8, mongowgarret says that UEFI security certificates will be purchased from Verisign at $99 at a time. One-time post-payment can be signed as any
The Windows 8 OEM machine will be started with UEFI. All firmware and software in the process must be signed by a trusted CA, which restricts the installation of a non-Signed operating system. Fedora 18 will be released almost in Windows 8.
To avoid compatibility issues when Linux users start Fedora 18 on a Windows 8 host, Matthew Garret says he will buy a UEFI security certificate from Verisign at $99 at a time. After one-time payment, you can sign any number of executable files, which is cheaper than other practical alternatives.