Linux Foundation proposes to use UEFI to make PCs secure and free

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

Microsoft's proposed use of Unfied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) in Windows 8 could be used to block all other operating systems from Windows 8 systems. The Linux Foundation and partners have a better idea: Secure computers with UEFI and give users freedom of operating system choice.

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