linux-kernel - Re: Procedural requirements for restoring kernel.org accounts

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Date:	Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:24:27 +0100
From:	Phillip Lougher <phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk>
To:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Phillip Lougher <phil.lougher@...il.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, greg@...ah.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: Procedural requirements for restoring kernel.org accounts

Ted Ts'o wrote:

> 
> If you're not going to be able to make the key signing on Tuesday,
> please don't bother to send your key to
> prague-key-submission@...glegroups.com, since that won't do much good.
> 

There's only one flight per day from Bristol to Prague and that gets in
too late sorry.  There would be no issue with Tuesday evening.  I could
re-book for Monday and pay an extra night in the hotel, but I'd rather
not do that unless absolutely necessary.

> 
> This will print out your keys multiple times on a piece of paper, so
> you can cut them into paper strips.  There will be many kernel
> developers staying the whole week.  You can ask them to sign your key,
> and then hand them one of the strips of paper.  You will need to
> convince them of your identity; this can be done with government
> issued ID, although some kernel developers may not be comfortable
> doing this since they might not know what a Welsh identity card or UK
> passport might look like.

Point taken, though UK like all other European Union passports are
standardized and look the same across the EU.

> So some kernel developers may only sign a
> key if they know you personally.

Wouldn't I still have this problem if I turned up to the KS key
signing session?

Regards

Phillip
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