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SFLC: Microsoft confirms UEFI fears, locks down ARM devices

SFLC: Microsoft confirms UEFI fears, locks down ARM devices

[Announcements] Posted Jan 13, 2012 14:59 UTC (Fri) by corbet

The Software Freedom Law Center has taken a look at Microsoft's Windows 8 certification requirements for the ARM architecture (which require that the system be fully locked down) and is not amused. "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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