On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Gerry Reno <gr...@verizon.net> wrote: > On 06/01/2012 03:32 PM, Chris Murphy wrote: >> On Jun 1, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Gerry Reno wrote: >> >>> That would be much easier accomplished by having the OS reside on a >>> read-only device that could only be written to by >>> the user actively using hardware to enable the write during installation. >> Except this hardware does not exist, and it only took about a decade to get >> 512e AF drives from concept to ship. Ergo not only not easier, not possible >> (practically anyway as people want to use SSDs and HDDs). >> >> And also except that your premise that all users, by default, have the >> competency to determine what software is to be trusted, and push a button on >> hardware typically located inside of an enclosure, is flawed. You're >> basically requiring a.) all users with laptops have the ability to >> physically open their laptops to push this button; or b.) a laptop case >> design that exposes this button, as if that isn't fraught with all sorts of >> potential problems. >> >>> Forensic firms have been using these types of read-write controllable drive >>> interfaces for years. Hardware already exists. >> And the commonality in environment, workflow, and user competency between >> forensic firms and Fedora users is maybe 5%? I mean, if we're going to just >> throw spaghetti at a wall, I get to make wild guesses too. >> >> It appears not even remotely practical, let alone in a ~6-12 month time >> frame. And there's zero incentive for drive manufacturers to do this and >> pass the cost onto all of their consumers. >> >> >> Chris Murphy > > > Drive manufacturers need to do nothing. > > One drive probably SSD at this point, gets dedicated to OS. Other drive to > everything else. > > The read-write controllable interfaces already exist as I pointed out and are > in use by forensic firms.
And how many consumer OEMs ship them? -J > There are plenty of buttons/keys on machines right now that can be used to > toggle this interface. > > It's 100% doable today with existing hardware. > > . > -- > devel mailing list > devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel -- http://cecinestpasunefromage.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------ in your fear, seek only peace in your fear, seek only love -d. bowie -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
