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Linus Torvalds speaks out with a Secure Boot plan |
February 28, 2013
The ongoing “Secure Boot” saga has already caused no end of controversy in the Linux community over the past eighteen months or so, but the vitriol that's been made apparent so far pales in comparison with that evident in a recent debate on the Linux kernel developer mailing list.
Linux creator Linus Torvalds
It all started last Thursday, when Red Hat developer David Howells submitted a request for changes to be made to Linux kernel 3.9 to extend Linux support for Secure Boot.
“Guys, this is not a d**k-sucking contest,” was the response from Linux creator Linus Torvalds. “If Red Hat wants to deep-throat Microsoft, that's *your* issue. That has nothing what-so-ever to do with the kernel I maintain.”
'Stop the fear mongering'
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Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2029542/linus-torvalds-speaks-out-with-a-secure-boot-plan.html
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