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<p>Sorry for those that probably recieve this. But thught might be of interest on the subject.
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<br>----- Mensaje original -----
<br>> # Free Software Supporter
<br>> Issue 51, June 2012
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<br>> ### FSF recommendations for free operating system distributions
<br>> considering Secure Boot (2012-06-30)
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<br>> We have been working hard the last several months to stop Restricted
<br>> Boot, a major threat to user freedom, free software ideals, and free
<br>> software adoption. Under the guise of security, a computer afflicted
<br>> with Restricted Boot refuses to boot any operating systems other than
<br>> the ones the computer distributor has approved in advance. Restricted
<br>> Boot takes control of the computer away from the user and puts it in
<br>> the hands of someone else. This is distinct from Secure Boot, where
<br>> the user has full control over the system.
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<br>> Recently, two popular GNU/Linux distributions have announced their
<br>> plans to support Secure Boot. In this article, we review their plans,
<br>> and lay out our current strategy for addressing the threats and
<br>> difficulties posed by this new technology for the free software
<br>> movement. We find any approach that requires users to trust Microsoft
<br>> or any proprietary software company unacceptable, and urge
<br>> distributions to pursue other solutions.
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<br>> <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/whitepaper.pdf>">http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/whitepaper.pdf></a>;
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<br>> <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/whitepaper-web>">http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/whitepaper-web></a>;
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<br>> <<a href="http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement>">http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement></a>;
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