[Bradford] UEFI and other Microsoft nasties

[Michael Dorrington]

On 29/03/13 08:26, Robert Burrell Donkin wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Brian A <bradlug at techchico.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>> Microsoft is not know for shirking when it comes to 'evil'. Who knows, but
>> they could lean on  hardware providers to get them to make the installation
>> of other operating systems very hard/impossible to do.
> 
> Know your enemy :-)
> 
> M$ is not the primary driver behind this technology. Big Media is.

There are a couple of FSF related campaigns, they both have petitions
you can sign:

Tell W3C: We don't want the Hollyweb
http://www.defectivebydesign.org/we-dont-want-the-hollyweb

Will your computer's "Secure Boot" turn out to be "Restricted Boot"?
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot

Regards,
Mike.
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