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On Mon 17 Oct 2011 19:31:37 Diego Saravia wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Free Software Foundation <[email protected]> > Date: 2011/10/17 > Subject: [FSF] Stand up for your freedom to install free software > To: Diego Saravia <[email protected]> > > > Dear Supporters, > > Please join us in signing the statement: Stand up for your freedom to > install free software > > The free software movement has come a long way over the past 25+ > years. While we still face many challenges ahead for us to create a > world in which it is normal and expected for computer users to have > freedom, we have made steady progress. Right now, however, there is a > potential threat that could put us back years. Microsoft has announced > that if computer makers wish to distribute machines with the Windows 8 > compatibility logo, they will have to implement a measure called > "Secure Boot." > > When done correctly, "Secure Boot" is designed to protect against > malware by preventing computers from loading unauthorized binary > programs when booting. In practice, this means that computers > implementing it won't boot unauthorized or modified operating systems. > This could be a feature deserving of the name, as long as the user is > able to authorize the programs she wants to use, so she can run free > software written and modified by herself or people she trusts. > > However, 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 unmodified Windows. In this > case, a better name for the technology would be Restricted Boot, since > such a requirement would be a severe restriction on computer users and > not a security feature at all. > > We're looking at a world in which it could become impossible for the > average user to install GNU/Linux on any new computer, so too much is > at stake for us to wait and see if computer manufacturers will do the > right thing. "Secure Boot" could all too easily become a euphemism for > restriction and control by computer makers and Microsoft -- freedom > and security necessitate users being in charge of their own computers. > > So please, join us in signing this statement against Restricted Boot, > and consider encouraging your friends, family, and colleagues to do > the same. > > If you are part of an organization or company that would like to > prominently show their support, please contact us at > [email protected]. > > For your convenience, here is a list of additional articles and > resources related to this statement: > > Public statement: > http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement > Press release: > http://www.fsf.org/news/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot-in-windows-8 > Detailed explanation of the issue: > http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot > > Sincerely, > > John Sullivan > Executive Director > Free Software Foundation > > -- > Follow us on identi.ca at http://identi.ca/fsf | Subscribe to our > blogs via RSS at http://fsf.org/blogs/RSS > Join us as an associate member at http://fsf.org/jf > > Sent from the Free Software Foundation, > > 51 Franklin Street > Fifth Floor > Boston, MA 02110-1335 > United States > > You can unsubscribe to this mailing-list by visiting the link > http://crm.fsf.org/index.php?q=civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe&reset=1&jid=1252 > 98&qid=664520&h=42a8db247941f307. > > To never receive email from the Free Software Foundation, including > Defective by Design, > our monthly newsletter and more, click this link: > > http://crm.fsf.org/index.php?q=civicrm/mailing/optout&reset=1&jid=125298&qi > d=664520&h=42a8db247941f307. http://softwarelibre.org.ar/?q=node/248 -- Marcos Guglielmetti ▲ :::::::::::::::::: M U S I X ::::::::::::::::::::: ▼ www.musix.org.ar www.ovejafm.com www.softwarelibre.org.ar _______________________________________________ Para encontrarte con activistas del movimiento social del software libre: http://listas.softwarelibre.org.ar/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/movimiento ________________________________________________ Solar-General es una lista abierta a toda la comunidad, sin ninguna moderación, por lo que se apela a la tolerancia y al respeto mutuo. Las opiniones expresadas son responsabilidad exclusiva de sus respectivos/as autores/as. La Asociación Solar no se hace responsable por los mensajes vertidos, ni representan necesariamente el punto de vista de la Asociación Solar. [email protected] https://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/solar-general
