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Old 06-30-2012, 09:41 PM   #1
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LXer: FSF slams Microsoft imposition of secure boot


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The Free Software Foundation says it strongly rejects any approach to computer security that involves placing trust in Microsoft or any other proprietary software company.

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Oh common. When you read that article it comes clear that they are not concerned about Secure Boot, but about Ubuntu not using Grub, which is licensed under their GPL v3.
 
  


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