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   Maurice Batey to Adam   
   Re: Testing multiple distros on one driv   
   29 Jul 12 13:37:17   
   
   From: maurice@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:29:06 -0400, Adam wrote:   
      
   > My /guess/ is that's exactly why (as I understand things) MS changed the   
   > requirement for Windows 8 certification from "must have secure boot, OEM   
   > may provide option to disable it if desired" to "must ship with secure   
   > boot enabled, but must have option to disable secure boot."   
      
     Doesn't seem to have percolated down to the 3 UK PC suppliers I   
   contacted!   
      
   None would confirm that a 'Disable Secure Boot option' would be   
   available...   
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