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FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by machinebacon » Sun Jan 13, 2013 5:52 pm

Sign the Free Software Foundation petition (if you agree) against Secure Boot:

http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boo ... icted-boot
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Re: FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by Potatohead » Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:39 pm

Very good MB. I signed it some time ago. This Restricted (or "Crippled") Boot thing is a really bad attacks on software freedom. Yet more hoops for unix and linux lovers to jump through......
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Re: FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by ivanovnegro » Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:13 pm

Thanks. Signed.
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Re: FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by dura » Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:20 pm

Yuss. Signed.
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Re: FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by machinebacon » Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:31 am

I knew I can count on my people :)
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Re: FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by dkeg » Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:06 am

signed
sealed
delivered


....what a bunch of fuckers

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Re: FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by wuxmedia » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:19 am

i have scrawled my digital X on the petition.
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Re: FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by rhowaldt » Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:00 am

i signed but wanted to add a note saying 'UEFI is bloat' but didn't seem possible, sadly.
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Re: FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by fatmac » Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:28 pm

Already signed. :)
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Re: FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by dura » Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:43 pm

Not sure if secureboot is the cries of a dying dog still reluctant to share its food or, as presented, a security device.
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Re: FSF Petition against "Secure" Boot

Unread post by vic » Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:22 pm

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