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EFI and Linux: the future is here, and it's awful - Matthew Garrett

Linux.conf.au 2012 -- Ballarat, Australia · talk · Watch on YouTube

Linux & open-source ecosystemsOperating systems & kernelsSecurity & hacking

What it is

Matthew Garrett's linux.conf.au 2012 talk covers EFI and UEFI from the Linux point of view: why the PC BIOS was bad, what EFI changes, the issues it brings, and Secure Boot.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Pointed to as an entertaining, informative explanation of why UEFI is troublesome, from a Linux UEFI developer.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2012, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “A thoroughly entertaining and informative talk on issues including secure boot, but also other issues with UEFI.”

    Entertaining, informative talk on UEFI problems and Secure Boot

    pserwylo, 2012-11 · Recommendation · in “More in the series of bizarre UEFI bugs”

  2. “Interesting talk though, digging up the link to post it here means I'm going to give it another watch.”

    Talk by the Linux UEFI developer critical of the standard

    forgottenpass, 2013-11 · Recommendation · in “Booting to Rust”

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Topics: uefi, efi, secure boot, linux, firmware, bios

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