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On Wed, Nov 23, 2005 at 02:04:58AM +0300, Serge Koksharov wrote: |
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> I'm worried with the so-called "Treacherous Computing" appearance in |
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> recent Linux kernels. I have read about it on EFF & GNU portals and |
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> can't see any benefits for Free Society by supporting this technology. |
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> Also it looks like this TPM drivers were written by IBM employees. I |
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> suspect IBM pushed this into kernel. I understand what this drivers come |
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> in source form under GPL, anybody can just don't compile them in, but |
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> again what benefits this drivers can bring for casual Linux user? |
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This feature can be used to ensure only code signed by the user or |
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developer can run on a specific system. This would enable enhanced |
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virus/malware protection, because the evil code wouldn't be signed by a |
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trusted party. |
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I don't know much about the technology at this point, but like many |
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things just because it /can/ be abused doesn't mean it is per se a bad |
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idea. It can be used to make computing safer, especially in an open |
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source environment where the uses are freely criticized (IE, nobody is |
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going to put DRM that you can't disable in the kernel). |
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-D |
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| Dan Noe, freelance hacker |
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