Re: [GIT PULL 2nd resend] leaking_addresses updates for 4.15

["Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc>]

On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 01:16:28PM +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> "Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc> writes:
> 
> > Clearly I am unable to use email.
> >
> > Adding to CC: Greg, Steve, Paul - kernel developers CC'd on leaking
> > addresses stuff that may know my face.
> >
> > Adding to CC: Michael - closest kernel developer by proximity that I
> > have had direct correspondence with.
> >
> > Adding to CC: Konstantin - previous correspondence re kernel.org tree hosting. 
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 02:45:59PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> >> On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I did not sign the tag, it looks like you have not processed this yet.
> >> > Do you want me to re-do the pull request on a signed tag?
> >> 
> >> When pulling from github? Absolutely.
> >
> > Linus I'm not in the web of trust, pulling a tag signed by an _unknown_
> > key is not secure is it? Would it not be better to get into the web of
> > trust first before requesting you pull any code from me.
> 
> Linus will probably respond, but in short it's good to be in the web of
> trust, but until you are it's still worth signing your tags.
> 
> When you do get some signatures on your key, then we'll be able to see
> that all your existing pull requests were really from you.
> 
> At the end of the day what matters is that you send good code over a
> period of time - and whether the Australian Government agrees that your
> name is "Tobin Harding" is somewhat orthogonal to that.
> 
> > Web of trust presents a social problem that I am not versed in. With my
> > limited knowledge I can present the following solutions.
> >
> > 1. Get my key signed at linux.conf.au in January in Sydney.
> 
> Sounds good, maybe we should have a 15 minute key signing slot at the
> kernel miniconf.

I'll contact the organizer.

> > 2. Request a video call with _some_ number of kernel developers to sign
> >    key (suggested by Konstantin).
> > 3. Drive to Canberra and meet face to face with Michael to sign key
> >    (if he would agree to that).
> 
> Yeah if you want to that's no problem, just give me some notice :)

I understand that there is no rush now so driving seems silly. See you
in Sydney.

thanks,
Tobin.