On Mon, 2010-02-15 at 13:58 +0100, davide89v wrote: > Hi i'm a new user in this list, i want do a question on this free > version of linux. > I think that libre linux should not only remove the blob but also the > support for the trecherous computing. > What do you think?
I don't think that would be a good idea in the least, because as long as all your software is free, you have nothing to fear from a TPM in your system, and you can put it to good use. A TPM on its own is not a magic bullet of tyranny. It can't limit what you do (it doesn't magically verify every instruction) or phone home (it doesn't have its own network drivers+TCP/IP stack) on its own. It needs non-free software to do that. If you're not using any non-free software that uses the TPM maliciously, it can be a very good thing. For instance, you could load your own keypair on it (I don't believe any TPMs manufactured so far block this) and sign your keyboard drivers to prevent keylogging, or sign your bootloader so you know you weren't the victim of an Evil Maid attack. It's probably a good thing to oppose treacherous computing in the general case, because practically nobody uses only free software, and as such TC is in a position to wreak utter havoc. But we don't gain anything by denying ourselves TPMs that we know we control.
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