running pre-release images without signing

[Pia Waugh]

Hi John,

<quote who="John Gilmore">

> It's utterly simple to always run XO's unlocked.  It makes them just
> like any PC, like any Mac, like any other laptop, none of which demand
> "signed" operating system software.  It would be simple for OLPC to
> ship them unlocked.  The only reason people like you have troubles
> like this is because OLPC defaults to sending out lockdown machines in
> the trials (and claims that the countries demand lockdown machines in
> the large contracts -- I have no way to verify the claim, and suspect
> that the countries contract for this because OLPC offers it; there's
> no lockdown offered in the competition, Intel Classmate or EEE PC).
> No other computer you can buy (except for the iPhone) works this way.

Thanks for that John. I think I'll do that. Means we add a good day to the
trial but it doesn't simplify things heaps. Thanks!

Cheers,
Pia

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