Linux has a shim problem. Which naturally leads to a reasonable question: What’s a shim, and why do we need it? The answer: Making Linux work wit Secure Boot, and an unintended quirk of the GPLv3.

Okay, now I've built a number of systems in my life, but now they decide to change the way they design the chips. I've seen mention of the shims in other threads, but I'd really like to know. What do ...

I'm guessing it depends how well made the shims are. If the cutouts are in the right locations, the shim won't be touching anything conductive anyway. I'm using copper on both my PIIIs and my Duron, ...