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.

Wood shims are thin, triangular blocks of wood used as spacers to make minor adjustments to the position of two adjacent objects. In window and door installation, they’re often used to make sure ...

We're talking here about a cheap, small plastic or metal fixture called a shim. Pop one (or more) behind the hinges of your ...

Patrick Kluth) in November-December 2024. The exact dates will be announced later. In 2018, both the ICACS and SHIM conferences took place jointly in Caen (France). The collaborative spirit of joint ...