Messages in this thread | | | From | (Peter Benie) | Subject | Re: disabling Intel PSN | Date | Thu, 16 Dec 1999 11:46:15 +0000 |
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H. Peter Anvin writes ("Re: disabling Intel PSN"):
> I disagree with this sentiment: there are applications for which this > is a desirable feature. It would be better if this was a kernel > command-line option, even if the default would be off.
I think it's a bad idea to allow it at all. If it's enabled, vendors will start using it for generating software licence keys; its bad enough that Mac addresses are used for this purpose (consider what happens when your server's hardware fails and needs to be replaced).
Peter
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