"Most people today who want to run Linux on a Mac use the Compatibility Support Module (CSM), which provides BIOS emulation on the Mac. This method is messy, doesn't work that well, and I'm quite certain will fail miserably on Secure Boot Windows 8 PCs."

Am I missing something here, as I post this from Debian running on my work iMac? All I had to do was install rEFIt ( http://refit.sourceforge.net/ ), install Debian, and let rEFIt detect it (I forget if it involved manual configuration, been a while.)

I think this is much ado about nothing, especially given that Microsoft seems to be insisting that manufacturers leave in the option to turn off secure boot. I also thought Linux had the capability to boot off of UEFI; is this not true?