On 10/18/11, Shrinivasan T <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Ashish SHUKLA" <[email protected]> > Date: 18 Oct 2011 07:27 > Subject: [ilugd] [FSF] Stand up for your freedom to install free software > To: <[email protected]> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > - --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > From: "Free Software Foundation" > Subject: [FSF] Stand up for your freedom to install free software > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:31:56 -0400 (2 hours, 15 minutes, 29 seconds ago) > > Dear Supporters, > > * Please join us in signing the statement: *Stand up for your freedom > to install free software* > <http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement> > > 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 > - --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > Thanks > - -- > Ashish SHUKLA > > “I never commit to memory anything that can easily be looked up in a > book.” ("Albert Einstein", "Sidelights on Relativity", 1983) > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (FreeBSD) > > iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJOnNt2AAoJEMdGz6nnT6SwKVEP/A81anCTH+JEV1rfQAdW3ZP+ > 8VVHzLNxxZuYjZO2eeAWaAEcZaBI1KKYWsVB0Kw+OJyx3SP8rTOmaPWjHK8J6nQE > DCLpB7ckB36ag8/FP9Yxl5+fuCCFuITO9Go2Y44srnykzMX4bkJYDlzFBWCLX2DJ > ZIckpm11VaFrx06Z8/DzCkK6QBWyQ/Jl0oxetvsbDpdtZ4PetszTy63KoENDK9Nk > OZbirwicPlP/x1Ar7ibmjgvC1OfhaICjAtIAd+Wk4Wd/6VDqkARhWqHXsK16Rgjb > IcOmG24S5VAmT9mG7PHkFO0HRNlVJkIvPMCs0YsWcJuq5I1BDFya3PQEsiG+EtQe > QjDPmg5jidLFjMBj99zlxGweWG0nmhpN7QwKhzPCiXCd8fCm7vIux1OniN/StYXg > 9jd5LXFDv9kptkhLiiwpcrkBiUx5Ko45MboDh8SMTeRiIfjCNfRsjTL46L2obRY5 > 5XxKWZRHGDaII15FFiTSjLIktg8wwaR63PxSj3JRKORsYE0QVLHFcZpb6q+otSzb > WfuQ955RVXYRflXvZLtncUmXCd1EmngZZiqkErzXstWpMNsS21amzDuLnpdp9PED > PRN0+tA1WzjthF+GBTAs4LRVem3KVo3UrG7EJpVwLvbm6r2HP8evfZzLAToy2dY4 > RjFr8w5dZ54nhrarnRMQ > =7AMM > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Ilugd mailing list > [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc >
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