Free Software Foundation Campaigning To Stop UEFI SecureBoot

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Free Software Foundation Campaigning To Stop UEFI SecureBoot

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I know i am shameless copy this but i think we need to signatures this.
"The Free Software Foundation is on an offensive against restricted boot systems and is busy appealing for donations and pledge in the form of signatures[1] in a bid to stop systems such as the UEFI SecureBoot from being adopted on a large-scale basis and becoming a norm in the future. The FSF, through an appeal on its website, is requesting users to sign a pledge titled 'Stand up for your freedom to install free software'[2] that they won't be purchasing or recommending for purchase any such system that is SecureBoot enabled or some other form of restricted boot techniques. The FSF has managed to receive, as of this writing, over 41,000 signatures. Organizations like the Debian, Edoceo, Zando, Wreathe and many others have also showed their support for the campaign."
source slashdot http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/12/30/014226/

[1] http://paritynews.com/software/item/530 ... secureboot
[2] http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boo ... ot/signers
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Re: Free Software Foundation Campaigning To Stop UEFI Secure

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Direct link, for those that don't care to jump through hoops.
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