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Worried About Win 8 Secure Boot? So is the Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation has added its voice to the protests of Microsoft’s Windows 8’s secure boot mechanism. The group says the system could make computers incapable of running anything but Windows. The FSF urges all users concerned about computing freedom to add their name to the statement and commit to neither purchasing nor recommending such “jailed systems” The group is urging all computer makers implementing the system to do so in a way that allows free software and operating systems to be installed. Windows 8 is still on the distant horizon, but if you’re concerned about the effect it may have on your computing freedom, you may want to consider adding your name.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2129838/worried-about-win-8-secure-boot–so-is-the-free-software-foundation.html

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