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Free Software Foundation Campaigning To Stop UEFI SecureBoot

Posted by timothy on from the no-one-will-ever-name-a-child-uefi dept.

hypnosec writes "The Free Software Foundation is on an offensive against restricted boot systems and is busy appealing for donations and pledge in the form of signatures in a bid to stop systems such as the UEFI SecureBoot from being adopted on a large-scale basis and becoming a norm in the future. The FSF, through an appeal on its website, is requesting users to sign a pledge titled 'Stand up for your freedom to install free software' that they won't be purchasing or recommending for purchase any such system that is SecureBoot enabled or some other form of restricted boot techniques. The FSF has managed to receive, as of this writing, over 41,000 signatures. Organizations like the Debian, Edoceo, Zando, Wreathe and many others have also showed their support for the campaign."

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  1. Re:i wont buy hardware like that by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm pretty sure your shift key is broken. Possibly, your comma key as well

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  2. Re:Grub? by drankr · · Score: 3, Funny

    Irrelevant - this would be a problem if people were actually buying and using "surface tablets".

  3. Re:i wont buy hardware like that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I'm pretty sure your shift key is broken. Possibly, your comma key as well

    Punctuation isn't free. You and your "I'll use it 'cuz I got it" attitude doesn't fly in our txt/140 world.

  4. Re:Grub? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    When they put Windows-only "secure boot" on Surfaces I didn't say anything because I didn't own a Surface.
    When they put Windows-only "secure boot" on laptops I didn't say anything because I didn't own a laptop.
    When they push Windows-only "secure boot" on servers I didn't say anything because I didn't own a server.
    When they push Windows-only "secure boot" on desktop machines I didn't say anything because I didn't own a Desktop.
    Boy, am I glad I own an iMac, iPad and iPhone ... um, wait ...