Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: GPLv3 Position Statement | From | Thomas Gleixner <> | Date | Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:07:02 +0200 |
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On Thu, 2006-09-28 at 00:01 +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > Ar Mer, 2006-09-27 am 13:41 -0700, ysgrifennodd Linus Torvalds: > > I think the hatred of pins became so high that it became almost > > unacceptable for motherboard designers to add them on PC's. Nobody wants > > to open their case any more ;) > > Actually some of the smarter ones wired it to the SMM indications in the > chipset so that only BIOS controlled SMM management code can do the > update and that does checksumming or basic very crude crypto type > checks. > > Fortunately the thought of a slammer equivalent that erases the firmware > isn't something most vendors want to risk their stock price and business > on.
This protection is treacherous and unethical! It restricts your ultimate freedom to render your own box useless. :)
tglx
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