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Stallman On UEFI

Started by V.T. Eric Layton , Jul 19 2012 05:03 PM

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#1 OFFLINE V.T. Eric Layton

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Posted 19 July 2012 - 05:03 PM

Richard Stallman interviewed by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (TechRights.Org - TechBytes):

http://techrights.or...17/rms-on-uefi/

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#2 OFFLINE sunrat

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Posted 19 July 2012 - 09:45 PM

Good onya RMS. Thanks for the link Eric, interesting stuff and made me read another half dozen mostly disturbing articles on Techrights. One brings potential good news though - Linux (kernel) developers turn their attention to UEFI imposition by convicted monopoly abuser Microsoft
This one is also interesting:-UEFI Debate Rages on While New Workarounds and Advice Surface

Being an Aussie, this article was a bit curious:- CSIRO is a Patent Troll. CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) is a government funded research entity which has come up with some very useful advances. They recently won a battle over WiFi technology patents that they developed. The article defines patent trolls as organisations that hold patents but don't manufacture anything. I think vilifying actual inventors is a bit low.

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Posted 20 July 2012 - 01:04 AM

Thanks Eric :thumbup:

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#4 OFFLINE goretsky

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Posted 20 July 2012 - 03:38 AM

Hello,

I touched on it earlier in this message thread, but UEFI Specification 2.3.1 errata C, §27 explains how exactly UEFI security works. It's less than 100 pages in length (the entire specification is 2,200 pages) and I would consider it recommended reading since it explains the mechanisms everyone seems to be discussing.

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#5 OFFLINE V.T. Eric Layton

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Posted 20 July 2012 - 11:25 AM

Schestowitz' Tech Rights is an interesting resource. I usually keep an eye on it regularly. :yes:

goretsky, on 20 July 2012 - 03:38 AM, said:

I touched on it earlier in this message thread, but UEFI Specification 2.3.1 errata C, §27 explains how exactly UEFI security works.

Wow! The full .pdf is some seriously heavy reading. I'll give it a perusal when I get some time. I'm sure most of it will be beyond me. Poor dunderheads like me just have to rely on the blatherings of more educated to be able to understand some of these complicated things. Of course, it's that way in all aspects of life, I s'pose, not just techie stuff.

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