From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 15 18:30:24 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABA36106566C for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:30:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remailer@dizum.com) Received: from smtp.zedz.net (outpost.zedz.net [194.109.206.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69A188FC17 for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:30:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.zedz.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94A881AA108 for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:30:16 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtp.zedz.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id nWkkht6gkuJ8 for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:30:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: by smtp.zedz.net (Postfix, from userid 1003) id 96DC51AA1A2; Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:30:06 +0200 (CEST) From: Nomen Nescio Comments: This message did not originate from the Sender address above. It was remailed automatically by anonymizing remailer software. Please report problems or inappropriate use to the remailer administrator at . To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <201206141531.q5EFVnt4085652@fire.js.berklix.net> Message-ID: <00882ecb3a2e442175aeb10cfad98122@dizum.com> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:30:06 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: Is this something we (as consumers of FreeBSD) need to be aware of? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:30:24 -0000 > If you read Fedora's page they were planning to tighten their boot > sequence to then only boot their approved binary kernels. Save your old copies of lilo and grub. You're gonna need them if you want to stay on Intel Mafioso hardware. > Risk of key revocation later > If hardware manufacturer ships new bios or uefi, or user > upgrades to new UEFI (eg I as a user must upgrade a uefi > soon as a laptop overheats). + if MS get away with this > intrusion, next they'll consider requiring a "Call Home" > demon No, this doesn't run on the OS. It runs from UEFI in the BIOS. Internet connectivity is already part of the UEFI spec. Your box doesn't even to have to be running. As long as it's plugged in, you're at their beck and call. Say NO to the WinTel Mafia!