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

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Date:	Thu, 1 Nov 2012 21:57:52 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>,
	Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com>,
	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 09:58:17PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 21:34:52 +0000
> Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org> wrote:
> > I think you've misunderstood. Blacklist updates are append only.
> 
> I think you've misunderstood - thats a technical detail that merely
> alters the cost to the people who did something improper.

Winning a case is cold comfort if your software has been uninstallable 
for the years it took to get through the courts. If others want to take 
that risk, fine.

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