Re: SSSCA: We're in trouble now

Xavier Bestel (xavier.bestel@free.fr)
01 Mar 2002 21:30:36 +0100


le ven 01-03-2002 à 21:27, Shawn Starr a écrit :
> Trouble or not. We will defeat this garbage. I will not allow any or my
> (Canada) country to tell me how to control my own systems let alone my
> own hardware!
>
> Let them pass it, they won't be able to enforce it. I won't let my Linux
> kernel become 'tainted' by closed binary drivers and I will really
> actively get involved in defeating such measures in Linux kernel
> modules.

You already use much BIOS with linux today, and tomorrow ACPI will be
mandatory to use your box. Both are untrusted binary "drivers".

Xav

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