On Oct 23, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Shlomi Fish wrote:
The Free Software Foundation started a campaign called “Stand up for
your
freedom to install free software!” about Microsoft's plan to enforce
“Secure Boot” in the installations of Windows 8, which will prevent
people from being able to boot into GNU/Linux, one of the BSD
variants, or other operating systems. You can sign it here:
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement
It's pure FUD.
"we are concerned that Microsoft and hardware manufacturers will
implement these boot restrictions in a way that will prevent users
from booting anything other than Windows."
Not that they are, or saying they will, or even hinted they will.
The FSF is struggling to regain some semblance of public support after
RMS's disastrous FSF boycott of Israel and his comments about Steve
Jobs. Do the world a favor and let the FSF die with dignity, instead
of being remembered as a bunch of racist FUDslinging lunatics.
Geoff.
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Geoffrey S. Mendelson, N3OWJ/4X1GM
My high blood pressure medicine reduces my midichlorian count. :-(
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