[ NNSquad ] Microsoft locks down ARM devices, requires running Windows

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Microsoft locks down ARM devices, requires running Windows

http://j.mp/zoojZi  (Software Freedom Law Center)

   "The new policy betrays the cynicism of Microsoft's initial response to
    concerns over Windows 8's secure boot requirement. When kernel hacker
    Matthew Garrett expressed his concern that PCs shipped with Windows 8
    might prevent the installation of GNU/Linux and other free operating
    systems, Microsoft's Tony Mangefeste replied, "Microsoft's philosophy
    is to provide customers with the best experience first, and allow them
    to make decisions themselves." It is clear now that opportunism, not
    philosophy, is guiding Microsoft's secure boot policy."

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--Lauren--
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