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From:   Matthew Garrett <mjg59@google.com>
Date:   Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:46:00 +0000
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Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Kernel lockdown for secure boot
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 5:33 PM Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
wrote:

> In contrast, the generic distros can't enable it anyway if it breaks
> random hardware.  And it wouldn't be about secure boot or not, but
> about the random hardware choice.

The generic distros have been shipping this policy for the past 5 years.