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Strypey<p>More than a decade ago, I noticed software freedom activists talking about "Restricted Boot". How it was going to restrict the use of GNU/Linux in place of OEM Windows on cheap laptops.</p><p>Especially the strategy of "dual-booting", where GNU/Linux is installed alongside the existing OS. So people can switch back and forth while they get comfortable with the new OS.</p><p>Can confirm. Working around EFI system partitions is a royal PITA.</p><p>(1/?)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/GNULinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNULinux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/RestrictedBoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestrictedBoot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/UEFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UEFI</span></a></p>
Adonay Felipe Nogueira<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@LovesTha" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LovesTha</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@alcinnz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alcinnz</span></a></span> <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> / <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/freesw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSW</span></a> goes beyond <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> / OSS, since it also cares to prevent <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/digitalhandcuffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHandcuffs</span></a> such as <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/digitalrestrictionsmanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRestrictionsManagement</span></a> / <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> and <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/restrictedboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestrictedBoot</span></a>. Besides, <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> misses this and other points, as explained in <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gnu.org/philosophy/open-source</span><span class="invisible">-misses-the-point.html</span></a> and <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-open-overlap.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gnu.org/philosophy/free-open-o</span><span class="invisible">verlap.html</span></a> . Also, most basic levels of certification don't require turning the software non-free.</p>
Adonay Felipe Nogueira<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fandom.ink/@alpine_thistle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alpine_thistle</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hisham_hm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hisham_hm</span></a></span> On the other side there is a mix of <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/opensourceinitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceInitiative</span></a> / <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/osi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a> and its followers, but also some which incorrectly label things as "open". <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/osi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSI</span></a> supports <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/digitalhandcuffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHandcuffs</span></a> such as <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/digitalrestrictionsmanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRestrictionsManagement</span></a> / <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> and <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/restrictedboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestrictedBoot</span></a> ( e.g. some <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> and modern computers have it), FSF doesn't. <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> is a development method favoring lax / non-copyleft licenses and so sacrificing freedom of the software. FSF accepts <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/secureboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecureBoot</span></a>.</p>
Adonay Felipe Nogueira<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ecodigital.social/@josemurilo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>josemurilo</span></a></span> I agree with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aral</span></a></span> about the fact that the author confused things. <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> (consider only the 4 freedoms of the functional data, to simplify) == <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/copyleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copyleft</span></a> + lax license + protection against <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/digitalhandcuffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHandcuffs</span></a> ( <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a>, <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/restrictedboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestrictedBoot</span></a>, etc) - community oriented <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/copyleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copyleft</span></a> enforcement. <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> (-1/-2 freedoms) == <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> - protection against <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/digitalhandcuffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHandcuffs</span></a> - community oriented <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/copyleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copyleft</span></a> enforcement.</p>
Adonay Felipe Nogueira<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://bsd.network/@h3artbl33d" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>h3artbl33d</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://octodon.social/@joeyh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joeyh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@tek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tek</span></a></span> perhaps you're grouping the bad <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/restrictedboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestrictedBoot</span></a> with the good <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/secureboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecureBoot</span></a> under the <a href="https://ecodigital.social/tags/uefi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UEFI</span></a> label and calling this bad? Explanation: <a href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libby/m/outreach-program-for-women-lessons-in-collaboration-marina-zhurakhinskaya/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">media.libreplanet.org/u/libby/</span><span class="invisible">m/outreach-program-for-women-lessons-in-collaboration-marina-zhurakhinskaya/</span></a> . Also, I must point out that I don't yet know how to use the good one, but that doesn't mean it's bad.</p>
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