Security features on Windows Phone 8 include secureboot, which ensures the phone only runs authentic software and passwords with the ability to pre-define the number of failed password attempts.
The Hispalinux group told Reuters The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) SecureBoot in Windows 8 was "a de facto technological jail for computer booting systems... making Microsoft's Windows platform less neutral than ever".
Linux fans wondering why they still don't have a friendly UEFI SecureBoot option for Windows 8 PCs won't get a solution in hand this week, but they'll at least get an explanation.
The Linux Foundation's primary backer for the alternative OS efforts, Parallels' server CTO James Bottomley, has revealed that Microsoft's requirements for signed, Secure Boot-ready code are tough if developers aren't entirely onboard its train of thought.