[OT] OS X's Gatekeeper

[Richard Gaskin]

Roger Eller wrote:
> Nobody is safe.  The latest incarnation of MacBook Pro hardware WILL NOT
> boot a live CD of any Linux distro.  We tried 10 different ones including
> Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, Slackware, Mint, and other less-known distros.  So,
> Apple is blocking bootloaders too.

Looks like Apple's message is clear:  if you want to run Linux you'll 
need to buy your computer from System 76 or ZaReason.

Thanks for the tip, Apple. ;)

Looking at their site this morning it seems System 76 just refreshed 
their line...

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