On 06/25/2011 04:13 AM, Camilo Mesias wrote:
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Simo Sorce<simo(a)redhat.com>
wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-06-24 at 22:21 +0200, nodata wrote:
>> 2. This seems like Trusted Computing, which got shot down in flames.
>
> Who shot it and why ?
I don't know about Trusted Computing but this does remind me of the
Pentium III processor serial number that wasn't well received - even
though in theory it had what many people would consider a reasonable
purpose. In other words, tracking down CPUs that were sometimes stolen
by the truckload.
the processor serial number (PSN) wasn't shut down---every post-PIII CPU
has it. The access is often disabled by the BIOS, but it's there:
http://pcworld.about.net/magazine/1903p198id38601.htm
I think that TPC requires that PSN are enabled, but I can't think of why.