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SUSE Updates Enterprise Linux Server with Secure Boot
Not sure I like seeing "secure boot" make inroads into free software...
http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/suse-updates-enterprise-linux-server-with-secure-boot.html
With SP3, SUSE also will now offer support for UEFI Secure Boot for Linux servers. Secure Boot is a mechanism that is intended to only boot secured and signed code. It's a technology that is often associated with Microsoft Windows 8 on the desktop, as it is a requirement Microsoft places on hardware vendors to include.
Though Secure Boot is typically considered to be a desktop technology, Eckermann sees server applicability as well.
"Our market analysis shows that UEFI Secure Boot is a UEFI extension that does not only cover desktops, but might very well also be deployed and even required on server systems going forward," Eckermann said. "By providing UEFI Secure Boot support in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Desktop 11 SP3, we help customers to be flexible with their investment into recent and upcoming hardware."
Though Secure Boot is typically considered to be a desktop technology, Eckermann sees server applicability as well.
"Our market analysis shows that UEFI Secure Boot is a UEFI extension that does not only cover desktops, but might very well also be deployed and even required on server systems going forward," Eckermann said. "By providing UEFI Secure Boot support in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Desktop 11 SP3, we help customers to be flexible with their investment into recent and upcoming hardware."