linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

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Date:	Thu, 1 Nov 2012 21:18:59 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
Cc:	Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>, Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>,
	Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 09:14:00PM +0000, James Bottomley wrote:

> I agree that's a possibility.  However, I think the court of public
> opinion would pillory the first Commercial Linux Distribution that went
> to Microsoft for the express purpose of revoking their competition's
> right to boot.  It would be commercial suicide.

Oracle are something of a vexatious litigant as far as the court of 
public opinion is concerned, but even without that it could be a 
customer who complains. If you're personally comfortable with a specific 
level of security here, that's fine - but it's completely reasonable for 
others to feel that there are valid technical and commercial concerns to 
do this properly.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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