TCPA Support in Linux

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday February 2, 2005 @05:39AM from the trust-no-1-or-something dept.

kempokaraterulz writes "Linux Journal is reporting that "The Trusted Computing Platform Alliance has published open specifications for a security chip and related software interfaces.". In the latest Gentoo Newsletter they talk about a possible 'Trusted Gentoo', and possible uses for hardware level security."

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Finally ready for the main stream by kaustik · 2005-02-02 05:41 · Score: 4, Funny

It really makes me happy to see that Linux distributers are finally seeing the light and providing the community with things we need in an Operating System. Hopefully this will lead to other advances in the wonderful world of DRM.
sigh
Tee hee... published before editing was finished by PornMaster · 2005-02-02 05:42 · Score: 4, Funny

From a programmer's perspective, the IBM version of the TPM (or TCPA chip) looks like Figure 1. Garrick, please crop the caption out of the figure itself.

Garrick? Garrick? McFly? McFlyyyyyyyyyy?

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Re:Tee hee... published before editing was finishe by theGreater · 2005-02-02 05:45 · Score: 2, Funny

Poor Garrick:

From the Fine Article:
Garrick, insert this table and the next exactly where indicated. They do not have titles, and the last line of each table should span both columns.

-theGreater.
Re:Aged 83 pope john paul dies! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-02-02 05:48 · Score: 0, Funny

Not yet, sorry. I just asked Stephen King...
Re:If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. by SpottedKuh · 2005-02-02 05:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Trusted Windows

Wait, wait...you lost me on that one.
Wouldn't that be... by GbrDead · 2005-02-02 05:54 · Score: 4, Funny

Treacherous Gentoo?
Talking of Gentoo... by bcmm · 2005-02-02 05:58 · Score: 1, Funny

I am having problems with my system clock under Gentoo.
It keeps saying it is the Second of February, when I know it must be the First of April...

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Not so funny anymore by Anonymous Coward · 2005-02-02 06:36 · Score: 2, Funny

In Soviet Union, your GPL'd software doesn't trust YOU!

Hmmm. This puts the whole concept of so-called "Trusted Computing" into a realistic, and sad, perspective.
Re:Linus Torvalds himself has blessed DRM by FirstTimeCaller · 2005-02-02 06:41 · Score: 2, Funny

Linus is not a lawyer. ... Unlike RMS or ESR, he doesn't even hang out with lawyers or devote serious thought to legal matters.

I knew there was a reason why I liked the guy!

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Re:Tee hee... published before editing was finishe by computational+super · 2005-02-02 07:51 · Score: 2, Funny

Garrick, please don't forget to remove my inline comments to you before you post this article.

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