linux-kernel - Re: kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust

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Date:	Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:18:17 -0600
From:	Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>, Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: Re: kernel.org status: establishing a PGP web of trust

On 10/05/2011 05:57 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Oct 2011, Adrian Bunk wrote:

>> Or if I have to bother Linus to meet me and sign my key the next
>> time he is here in Helsinki.
>
> And how would that change the fact that your personal trust value in
> this community is exactly ZERO?
>
> As your idea of trust seems to be based on an ID card you better find
> some other place with people who are stupid enough to believe that
> technical measures can replace deep personal trust.

Aren't you sort of conflating personal trust with a web-of-trust?

A web-of-trust exists simply to associate a person with a key.  It *is* 
a technical measure.  If Linus is willing to assert that Adrian's key 
matches up with Adrian-as-individual, and you trust Linus, then you 
should accept Adrian's key as valid regardless of whether or not you 
personally trust him.

Chris



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