I bet they will have some rubbish warning you that you computer is booting in "unsecure" mode just to scare people.
Simon Vass Managing Director E-Tech Uganda Ltd http://www.etech.ug Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 email: [email protected] skype: e-techservicedesk ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:18:02 +0300 (EAT) Subject: Re: [LUG] MS plans to force OEMs to add boot feature that blocks use of Linux and free software. Every so often, Microsoft tries something like this. But Linux is no longer a fringe operating system. Therefore these kind of tactics cannot work. On Oct 20, 2011, at 09:48, Brian Ssennoga wrote: > > Got this from a friend...Could be a discussion topic for LUG tomorrow: > > > If Microsoft gets away with this, then no computer that has a Windows 8 logo > on it will not be able to boot from free OSs like Linux. This will > be part of the BIOS. You might not be able to run free software like > LibreOffice, if it goes to the extreme end. > > To me, if MS get away with forcing OEMs to make it so their systems cannot > run Linux, then it is another anti-trust violation for MS. Billy > boy is going back to court about unfair practices from the 90's, so if people > do not step up now to convince OEMs that we will not buy their > products if they implement the free OS and software blocker at the BOOT > LEVEL, then we cannot buy any new computers for Linux. > > http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/free-software-foundation-urges-oems-to-say-no-to-mandatory-windows-8-uefi-cage/9770?alertspromo=&tag=nl.rSINGLE > <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/free-software-foundation-urges-oems-to-say-no-to-mandatory-windows-8-uefi-cage/9770?alertspromo=&tag=nl.rSINGLE> > > Free Software Foundation urges OEMs to say no to mandatory Windows 8 > UEFI cage > > By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | October 18, 2011, 1:26pm PDT > > Summary: The Free Software Foundation is asking OEMs to give users a > choice on Microsoft anti-Linux Windows 8's United Extensive Firmware > security "feature." > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > -- > Love indeed conquers all..... > Brian A. Ssennoga > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
