Re: Bug#820036: No bug mentioning a Debian KEK and booting use it.

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Tollef Fog Heen writes ("Re: Bug#820036: No bug mentioning a Debian KEK and booting use it."):
> ]] Ian Jackson 
> > this is rather discouraging, at least for those who think this signed
> > image malarkey is useful.
> 
> Just so we're not misunderstanding each other: I'd love for there to be
> something free in this space, and I think signed images are useful.  My
> statement is just pointing out that (AFAIK), there aren't, and so
> spending effort that benefits no users doesn't sound like a terribly
> good way to expend effort.  I'd love to be proven wrong about there
> being a free (and useful) implementation out there.

Yes, indeed.

I'm sorry for my use of the word `malarkey' which Wiktionary tells me
means some quite negative things.  That's not what I meant.  I just
meant something like `this signed image stuff'.  I appreciate that
some people find it useful and wasn't meaning to say they were wrong.

Ian.

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