FSF Campaign against Microsoft's Plan to Enforce "Secure Boot"

[geoffrey mendelson]

On Oct 23, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Shlomi Fish wrote:
>
> The Free Software Foundation started a campaign called “Stand up for  
> your
> freedom to install free software!” about Microsoft's plan to enforce  
> “Secure Boot” in the installations of Windows 8, which will prevent  
> people from being able to boot into GNU/Linux, one of the BSD  
> variants, or other operating systems. You can sign it here:
>
> http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement


It's pure FUD.
"we are concerned that Microsoft and hardware manufacturers will  
implement these boot restrictions in a way that will prevent users  
from booting anything other than Windows."

Not that they are, or saying they will, or even hinted they will.

The FSF is struggling to regain some semblance of public support after  
RMS's disastrous FSF boycott of Israel and his comments about Steve  
Jobs. Do the world a favor and let the FSF die with dignity, instead  
of being remembered as a bunch of racist FUDslinging lunatics.

Geoff.

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Geoffrey S. Mendelson,  N3OWJ/4X1GM
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