Hi, Don't buy such Hardware from the vendors. And actively recomend against such vendors.
--Siju On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 10:23 AM, ananthanarayanan iyer < [email protected]> wrote: > Free Software Foundation: Windows 8 secure boot requirement could lock out > Linux > The Free Software Foundation has launched a campaign claiming that Windows > 8-certified PCs might prevent users from booting into GNU/Linux. The > mandatory "secure boot" facility in the systems' Unified Extensible Firmware > Interface (UEFI) might better be called "restricted boot," the organization > claims. The FSF is concerned that Microsoft and hardware manufacturers will > implement the system in a way that will prevent users from booting anything > other than Windows. > > Read Original Story > > > http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Free-Software-Foundation-frets-about-Windows-8-secure-boot-requirement/?kc=rss > > -- > with regards > > ananthan > Registered GNU/Linux user #528259 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] >
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