Re: [Ilugc] Fwd: [ilugd] [FSF] Stand up for your freedom to install free software

2011-10-18 Thread Arun SAG
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:10 PM, Arun SAG wrote: > > >When booting the operating system this keys uses a protocol that is based > on public key cryptography to check the >kernel and other components of the > system for integrity, if it fails the system wouldn't boot. You can no way > install >GN

Re: [Ilugc] Fwd: [ilugd] [FSF] Stand up for your freedom to install free software

2011-10-18 Thread Arun SAG
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:44 PM, technocraze wrote: > > >Even if windows restricts, the open source community can overcome this by > another boot loader. > >Why install windows first? Install Linux First, and then windows, so that > Linux boot loader handles all boot startup? > >Atleast that's

Re: [Ilugc] Fwd: [ilugd] [FSF] Stand up for your freedom to install free software

2011-10-18 Thread technocraze
On10/18/2011 8:24 PM, Rajapandi wrote: > We're looking at a world in which it could become impossible for the > average user to install GNU/Linux on any new computer, so too much is > at stake for us to wait and see if computer manufacturers will do the > right thing. "Secure Boot" could all too ea

Re: [Ilugc] Fwd: [ilugd] [FSF] Stand up for your freedom to install free software

2011-10-18 Thread Rajapandi
On 10/18/11, Shrinivasan T wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > From: "Ashish SHUKLA" > Date: 18 Oct 2011 07:27 > Subject: [ilugd] [FSF] Stand up for your freedom to install free software > To: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA512 > > - --8<---cut here-

[Ilugc] Fwd: [ilugd] [FSF] Stand up for your freedom to install free software

2011-10-17 Thread Shrinivasan T
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