[rlu]

I have no idea but is it not possible to turn off Secure Boot on a surface pro and install Linux on it?

If you can even get that far though, I could see the touch cover not working without some sort of driver that only exists for Windows..?

[nivla]

Yes, its a PC like every other and they have to follow their own requirements for Windows 8 (to give the option to disable Secure Boot).

I have done it (with Ubuntu) but keep in mind touch & wacom support on most linux OSes are still finicky especially for high DPI devices.