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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 03:12:19 +0000
From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support
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On Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 06:46:32PM -0800, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 11:16:12AM -0800, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> >> Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> writes:
> >> > No, in the general case the system will do that once it fails to find a 
> >> > bootable OS on the drive.
> >> 
> >> In the general case there will be a bootable OS on the drive.
> >
> > That's in no way a given.
> 
> You have it backwards.  The conclusion here is that having a case where
> a non-interactive install is possible is not a given.

I deal with customers who perform non-interactive installs. The fact 
that you don't care about that use case is entirely irrelevant to me, 
because you're not the person that I am obliged to satisfy.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
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