>There has been a disturbing level of contempt for the people that were concerned about the future of Free Software. Rather few software professionals care muc

>There has been a disturbing level of contempt for the people that were concerned about the future of Free Software. Rather few software professionals care much one way or the other about the idea of Free Software, you know. It's really just a source of free-as-in-beer libraries & programs. >"...it is prudent to be extra vigilant about anything strange that happens in the boot process." As I pointed out in the previous thread, modern x86 PC architecture is defined by Microsoft's "Windows Hardware Compatibility Program" requirements[0]; it is not and never was an open standard. Much like Apple or Google, if Microsoft chooses to close their boot process, there's not much that anyone else has a right to say about it. [0] https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/dn922588(v=vs.85).aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/dn922588...