I actually think secure boot makes a lot of sense. I think we should sign our modules. I think we should use the technology to do cryptographic signatures to add security; and at the same time inside the open source community this is so unpopular that people haven't really worked on it.
Now:
I’m an optimist: openness is successful in the long run, secure boot is another one of these passing fads.
Not implying that he is being incoherent or, even worse, that he cannot change his mind. The passing fad of secure boot meant by Linus is probably using it to lock down a device.
I actually think secure boot makes a lot of sense. I think we should sign our modules. I think we should use the technology to do cryptographic signatures to add security; and at the same time inside the open source community this is so unpopular that people haven't really worked on it.
Now:
I’m an optimist: openness is successful in the long run, secure boot is another one of these passing fads.
Not implying that he is being incoherent or, even worse, that he cannot change his mind. The passing fad of secure boot meant by Linus is probably using it to lock down a device.
¹. http://www.muktware.com/news/2865 and http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3196098