linux-kernel - Re: kernel.org tarball/patch signature files

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Date:	Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:09:10 +0200
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Jari Ruusu <jariruusu@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel.org tarball/patch signature files

On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 09:06:37AM +0300, Jari Ruusu wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
> > Also realize our constraints.  I don't want to, and in fact it's almost
> > impossible to, upload the 3 compressed tarballs over a large number of
> > internet connections that I have access to as I travel around the world.
> 
> How about signing just one compressed tarball/patch, and let other
> compressed versions be without signature files. Users who want to check
> signature will then download the one you signed.

That's no difference from what we are doing today if you think it
though.

greg k-h
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