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http://www.out-law.com/page-5811 The above link is to the Law on anti-competition, given that the MS dominated UFEI boot issue is locking out Linux or has the potential to lock out linux without using complex work arounds With specific reference to this Abuse of a dominant market position (Chapter II / Article 102 prohibition) Both UK and EU competition law prohibit businesses with significant market shares unfairly exploiting their strong market positions. If MS are seen by people here as breaching this aspect of the law adn there is a consensus here that we agree and that I have not mis interpreted something then we have a good cause to not only write to our local MPs, but we can make a strong case for something, and hopefully get the issue sorted however. We also need to be clear as to what we want, clearly UFEI has its + points however when combined with a company who abuse it, to gain more market share, then those + points become somewhat negated. So do the community want to be able to simply boot alternative Operaing systems freely without restrictions but retain the new boot technology If we are concerned about this, then people will bother to write to MP's taking about it here WILL NEVER get the issue solved, action will Paul -- -- http://drupal.zleap.net skype : psutton111 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 http://www.raspberrypi.org http://www.ubuntu.com -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq