On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 09:39:10AM -0400, Robert Vogel wrote: > >> Maybe this is sligtly off topic here (and a little bit paranoid..), but > >> when one > >> consider the fact that "trusted computing" becomes more and more > >> prevalent in > >> new systems (mandatory soon maybe?!), doesn't this outright kill the LB > >> project? > > > > The opposite is the case. LinuxBIOS is the _only_ chance out there that > > allows controlling the restrictions. It does not restrict the vendor in > > controlling the "bootblock" -- Since there is no such thing as the > > bootblock in LinuxBIOSv2, I wonder what the technical meaning of that > > part of the specification is supposed to be.
I don't mean to start a flame but, uhm well I'll have to take the risk :-) Have you considered the possiblity that LinuxBIOS is used for Tivoization? -- Robert Millan <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
