On 20/07/12 13:14, Ben Sturmfels wrote: > There was some concern about the strong phrase "We commit that we will > neither purchase nor recommend computers that strip users of this > critical freedom", since it is foreseeable that someone could one day > buy one of these devices either unknowingly or because there was no > other alternative.
I think the concern was more about not knowing what the petition said; the actual wording is: # We, the undersigned, urge all computer makers implementing UEFI's # so-called "Secure Boot" to do it in a way that allows free software # operating systems to be installed. To respect user freedom and truly # protect user security, manufacturers must either allow computer # owners to disable the boot restrictions, or provide a sure-fire way # for them to install and run a free software operating system of their # choice. We commit that we will neither purchase nor recommend # computers that strip users of this critical freedom, and we will # actively urge people in our communities to avoid such jailed systems. In other words we won't buy systems that are locked down in UEFI to only boot a single OS (whatever that may be), and we will tell others that we don't think buying such systems is a good idea. I think that's fairly reasonable. cheers, Chris -- Chris Samuel : http://www.csamuel.org/ : Melbourne, VIC _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list [email protected] http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb
