[Nottingham] Microsoft's restricted boot

[david at gbenet.com]

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On 18/05/12 10:25, T.J long thing wrote:
> You realise this will breach anti competition laws so won't last long
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> From: david at gbenet.com
> Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:23:39 
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> Subject: [Nottingham] Microsoft's restricted boot
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>  Hi All,
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>  Microsoft want to introduce a restricted boot - in that computers will only boot a
>  Microsoft O/S I God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>  Do something about it!!
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>  www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement <http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement> 
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>  David
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Mornin TJ,

Well we know what will happen - Microsoft will sign some pretty tight licensing agreements
with hardware manufacturers to produce computers that will only run a Microsoft O/S.

If they did this from China - there's bugger all anyone can do about it. I have an old HP
Pavilion here - I was given it as a freebie - it was an ex-business user laptop running
Vista. When the owner tried upgrading to XP the laptop refused to load and boot. He took the
machine to a computer store - they could not install XP. I deleted the MBR and installed Linux.

Microsoft lock users in with licenses - now they seem to want to add locking ppeople in by
preventing them from installing another O/S.

I have a very simple view of Microsoft - they are a criminal-based organisation. As such in
principle - ethics - good practice - wipe their Microsoft O/S off your hard disk! :)

David


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kind.Stern, sane,every brain-cell perfect and complete even at the moment of death. No
delusion.” https://linuxcounter.net/user/512854.html
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