On Sep 15, 2013 12:55 AM, "Nick Sabalausky" <SeeWebsiteToContactMe@semitwist.com> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:31:44 +0100
> Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw@ubuntu.com> wrote:
> >
> > Some manufacturers even actively work against Linux at the hardware
> > level.
> >
> > http://linuxologist.com/02hardware/even-more-incriminating-evidence-in-the-foxconn-debacle/
> >
>
> Yea. I don't know this will just turn out to just be more Palladium-like
> anti-MS FUD, but UEFI really worries me. To the point where I'd be very
> hesitant to buy any computer with Win8 pre-installed. (Not that I'd
> want to pay the MS tax anyway for an OS I'd immediately wipe off of the
> HDD.)
>

I've actually taken a rash decision and won't buy another x86/x86_64 device again (going full ARM in the next years once my current kit reaches it's end of life).

Regards
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Iain Buclaw

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