Re: Procedural requirements for restoring kernel.org accounts

[Phillip Lougher <phillip@lougher.demon.co.uk>]

Ted Ts'o wrote:

> 
> If you're not going to be able to make the key signing on Tuesday,
> please don't bother to send your key to
> prague-key-submission@googlegroups.com, since that won't do much good.
> 

There's only one flight per day from Bristol to Prague and that gets in
too late sorry.  There would be no issue with Tuesday evening.  I could
re-book for Monday and pay an extra night in the hotel, but I'd rather
not do that unless absolutely necessary.

> 
> This will print out your keys multiple times on a piece of paper, so
> you can cut them into paper strips.  There will be many kernel
> developers staying the whole week.  You can ask them to sign your key,
> and then hand them one of the strips of paper.  You will need to
> convince them of your identity; this can be done with government
> issued ID, although some kernel developers may not be comfortable
> doing this since they might not know what a Welsh identity card or UK
> passport might look like.

Point taken, though UK like all other European Union passports are
standardized and look the same across the EU.

> So some kernel developers may only sign a
> key if they know you personally.

Wouldn't I still have this problem if I turned up to the KS key
signing session?

Regards

Phillip