[Discuss] Fighting UEFI

[markw at mohawksoft.com (Mark Woodward)]

As you may or may not know, UEFI is a new boot loader that will make a 
common PC more like a game console when it comes to freedom of choice.

Hardware has very thin margins, if enough people buy UEFI, open it, and 
try to install Ubuntu, and fail, and return it. It will increase their 
cost. t will not be cost effective for them to sell a product that locks 
out the proper rights of ownership.

When UEFI comes out, *everyone* buy one, make sure you open all the 
books and CDs and wires, break all the "new seals" and return it and say 
that the UEFI boot loader makes it unacceptable. The store will send it 
back. It will cost the companies trying to push this on the consumers. 
They will get the message if their gross "cost of goods" goes up because 
of returns from unsatisfied customers. Which, of course, we will be.