I expected somebody to add our comments about a previous meeting to the agenda:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/desktop@lists.fedoraproject...
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> > #fedora-meeting-2: Workstation WG
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> > Meeting started by kalev at 14:01:00 UTC. The full logs are available at
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https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-2/2019-02-25/workstation...
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> > Meeting summary
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> > * Roll call (kalev, 14:01:13)
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> > * Install gamemode by default? (kalev, 14:05:05)
> > * LINK:
https://pagure.io/fedora-workstation/issue/88 (kalev,
> > 14:05:12)
> > * LINK:
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> > is the last log that I found (kalev, 14:07:09)
> > * AGREED: Workstation WG agrees to install gamemode by default. While
> > we think the design is fundamentally not ideal, the security
> > implications of allowing the current session to adjust cpu governor
> > and gpu clocking are small. (kalev, 14:22:56)
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> Has anyone dived into a security review of this code before including it
> in the default installation?
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> The code could certainly do with a review:
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https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode/tree/master/daemon
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> By installing it by default, we're also making it part of the "API"
that
> games and applications expect to be able to use, without having checked
> its API, its usability long-term, and even if it's fit for purpose.