<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> John R Hudson <j.r.hudson@virginmedia.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk; Brian <bradlug@techchico.org.uk> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 19:38<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bradford] Microsoft to Prevent Linux Booting on ARM Hardware?<br> </font> </div> <br>On Wednesday 18 January 2012 11:57:19 Brian wrote:<br>> "Fears that Microsoft would abuse the
UEFI Secure Boot feature for their<br>> own ends are coming true." "Disabling Secure MUST NOT be possible on ARM<br>> systems."<br>> <br>> omgubuntu.co.uk<br>> <br>> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/73a8d83" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/73a8d83</a><br>> <br>> Brian<br>It's only on ARM tablets; other hardware is very specifically not included in <br>the MS directive.<br><br>Obviously it would prevent installing Android on a tablet but there are plenty <br>of Android tablets to choose from.<br><br>John<br>___<br>Even so, it is a matter of principle.<br>I have always been against mobile phone companies dictating how you use use data you have paid for. My view is: You buy it - you choose how you want to use it. Now that view has extended to the European Parliament. I hope that, likewise, Europe will take on Microsoft over UEFI on ARM.<br>Brian<br>____________-<br><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>