Re: [SLUG] Vista .. anti-Linux ?

[Benno <benjl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 20:42:59 +1000, Kevin Saenz wrote:
>also the article states
>
>This encryption technology also has the effect of frustrating the 
>exchange of data needed in a dual boot system. "You could look at 
>BitLocker as anti-Linux because it frustrates dual boot," Schneier told 
>El Reg.

That is the paragraph that implied to me that it was more about the
data rather than getting it on there: "effect of frustrating the
exchange of data".

But that could mean just about anything.


>>On Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 20:09:25 +1000, Kevin Saenz wrote:
>>  
>>>I'm wondering how they plan to do that? Are they going to encrypt the 
>>>MBR? I think this is FUD from microsoft again. They are planning on 
>>>encrypting the drive that windows resides on. I don't know if it's going 
>>>to effect the MBR, or all partitions on the harddrive.
>>>    
>>
>>
>>I don't think the article actually said you *couldn't* I think it said it 
>>made
>>it pointless because you can't access the data on the windows partition.
>>
>>Benno
>>
>>
>>  
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