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OpenBSD's De Raadt Slams Red Hat, Canonical Over 'Secure' Boot

Posted by timothy on from the so-you're-not-a-fan-then dept.

An anonymous reader writes "OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt has slammed Red Hat and Canonical for the way they have reacted to Microsoft's introduction of 'secure' boot along with Windows 8, describing both companies as wanting to be the new Microsoft."

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  1. Re:Expected by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 1, Funny

    After writing emacs, what else was there for him to need to write? :D

    A decent editor would be a good start. But he was late to that party. ~

  2. Re: They see me trollin' by cant_get_a_good_nick · · Score: 3, Funny

    2) pre installation of all available certs by the manufaturer (now guess for how many reasons manufacturers aren't going to auto install keys for all available linux/HURD/bsd distros, yep there are many).

    It will be difficult to boot the Hurd on these machines? Think of the poor 4 people this will inconvenience...