Red Hat Will Pay Microsoft To Get Past UEFI Restrictions

JD jd1008 at gmail.com
Sun Jun 3 21:58:48 UTC 2012


On 06/03/2012 12:20 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 06/03/2012 12:03 PM, x414e54 wrote:
>> Even my friends, I tell them about linux, and they are very skillful
>> with computers but have no intention to use anything that is not
>> pre-installed on their system.
>
> Yes.  I tell friends that it's free and they're interested, but afraid 
> to try it because they "need" Windows programs.  I tell them that 
> there are Linux equivalents that can read/edit/write files that the 
> Windows programs understand and they're more interested.  They ask 
> about anti-virus and I explain that the malware that's currently out 
> there in the wild bounces when it hits Linux and they're impressed.  
> But they don't change, they don't try it, they don't even burn and try 
> a LiveCD to see what it's like.  They just can't imagine freeing 
> themselves of Windows.
>
That's just it - 95% of computer users use windows.
I seriously doubt they give a hoot if open source users
end up being left  out in the cold.
3rd party developers of SW (and freeware), be it for *nix*
or for windows,  will have to also shell bucks to MS to sign
their blobs??
Someone's gain is a great loss to many.


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