*countable infinities only

Gerry Reno greno at verizon.net
Thu May 31 16:16:38 UTC 2012


On 05/31/2012 12:13 PM, Miloslav Trmač wrote:
> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Gerry Reno <greno at verizon.net> wrote:
>>    http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement
>>
>> SecureBoot is not about security.  It is about restriction.
> That is just untrue.  SecureBoot can be used to make sure you only run
> the software you intended to run, which is impossible without
> SecureBoot (e.g. this cannot be done with a TPM).  The idea is solid,
> the technology is or can be made solid.
No.  The user is not in control here.  Microsoft is in control.

Try user-modifying a previously approved installation and see if you, the user, can boot it.




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