On Tue, 3 Jun 2008, C. Scott Ananian wrote: . . . > The original reason is that it allowed our G1G1 users to more fully > exercise/test our secure boot paths, which are used in our deployment > countries. This helps G1G1 users be more representative testers, and . . .
I'm a G2G2. Among my interests was to experience as much as possible *exactly* what a deployment-country child would be experiencing when opening an XO for the first time (anticipation, mystery, caution about breaking something in limited supply and special, ...?). If I had any idea while I was opening it about running it like an expert, that wouldn't be the experience. So I was happy about the security state. Computing--and the computing use experience OLPC is sharing around the world--involves a lot more than hardware and software, IMO. I also want to be able to examine the XO as thoroughly as possible from my own (USA, educated, experienced, and so on) perspective. In that regard, FWIW I found the various infos I later could find from olpc a bit unclear or even seeming at first glance inconsistent about how usable a G1G1 XO could be as-delivered. My present understanding is that I will need a developer's key, and that I can get one by asking when I'm ready to (though I'm not sure if I would be able to if I were a non-compsci G1G1), tho I am willing to accept that this understanding may be wrong. (FWIW, I'm on this thread only via the security list.) _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel