> Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:17:37 +0300 > From: "Peter C. Ndikuwera" <[email protected]> > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Subject: [LUG] UEFI rears its ugly head again > Message-ID: > <cakgsrygsyo1bbpjmtsoeyaknw2hyjw0knfjeocf9yxwdjzg...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > "Fedora is going to pay Microsoft to let them distribute a > PC operating > system. Microsoft is about to move from effectively owning > the PC hardware > platform to literally owning it. Once Windows 8 is released, > hardware > manufacturers will be forced to ship machines that refuse to > run any > software that is not explicitly approved by Microsoft ? and > that includes > competing operating systems like Linux. Technically Fedora > didn't have to > go down this path. But, as this article explains, they are > between a rock > and a hard place: if they didn't pay Microsoft to let them > onto the PC > platform, they would have to explain to their potential > users how to mess > with firmware settings just to install the OS. How long > before > circumventing the secure boot mechanism is considered a DMCA > violation and > a felony?" > > http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/05/31/190217/red-hat-will-pay-microsoft-to-get-past-uefi-restrictions
I have not followed this much, but by saying Fedora, that means Redhat inc. I guess that can shut out all the other OS's except the ones Redhat supports. Any ways around this? If it succeeds it affects everyone except those who can put together their own pc system builds. regards Joachim _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
