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