[Mageia-dev] EFI/GPT

[eatdirt]

On 01/03/13 22:13, Thomas Backlund wrote:

> Well, I dont drink the MS cool-aid...
> so I wont spend a minute worrying about that crap.
>
> the "secure boot" crap is a vendor lock-in thought up by MS disguised
> as a security feature so they can "own" your hw and tell you what you
> can and cannot run...
>
> sure, it can currently be disabled... but as soon as people start
> accept this there will soon be a "Secure Boot v2" mandating it
> be enabled all the time, and those that want complete freedom will
> be screwed as MS gets in a position to control what can boot on your
> system...
>
> We are promoting freedom and open source, not MS crap.
>
> So the time to speak up is _now_ and fight this vendor lock-in.

+ 1 (or + infinity if I could)