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1. Bradley M. Kuhn

   At #lfcollab: mjg59: "2012 is the year of #UEFI". keithp (from audience): "& the year of Mayan Apocalypse!" mjg59: "Oh, UEFI supports that!"

   about a year ago from web
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   • Bradley M. Kuhn

     #lfcollab #UEFI: mjg59:"You can't trust X server anymore" keithp:"You trusted X server!?" mjg59:"I was young,foolish&it told me it loved me"

     about a year ago
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   • Bradley M. Kuhn

     mjg59 & Ted T'so point out at #lfcollab that #Linux & #GRUB merely need to be not biggest #UEFI attack vector to win restricted boot PR war.

     about a year ago
   • Bradley M. Kuhn

     mjg59 at #lfcollab: #UEFI restricted boot will serve to end #Linux developer recruitment in next generation since can't boot mod'ed Linux.

     about a year ago
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   • Bradley M. Kuhn

     #lfcollab: T'so: #UEFI ARM lock down can be fought best when freedom to install modified version is exercised by non-hackers ala #Cyangenmod

     about a year ago
   • Alexandre Oliva

     @bkuhn looks like Linux folks are finally realizing that tivoization is evil and needs to be opposed. better late than never!

     about a year ago
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   • Bradley M. Kuhn Alexandre Oliva

     @lxoliva, IMO nearly all #Linux devs are anti-lock-down. Disagreement is "should license prevent it"? (ala permissive vs. copyleft argument)

     about a year ago
   • Alexandre Oliva

     @bkuhn not sure they were. in the historical pre-GPLv3 discussion on LKML, the “future devs” argument was dismissed IIRC

     about a year ago