Re: RFC: backporting GEOM to the 4.x branch

[Hiten Pandya <hmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Coleman wrote:
 > In many ways, this reminds me of the whole debate about whether it is
> more secure to use ssh or encrypted telnet using Kerberos.  The reality 
> is that either one of them is infinitely better than what people were 
> using before.  Ssh won this battle because it was easier to install, not 
> because it won on theoretical grounds (I have no idea which is 
> theoretically better and it usually doesn't matter).
>
> Whether it is GBDE or CGD, the best way to rapidly spread encryption is 
> to add a huge button during the install from cd that says "click here to 
> use encrypted disk".  The will quickly increase the number of people 
> using encrypted disks many fold in short order.  Until then, it will 
> always be a niche feature.
>
> Richard Coleman
> rcoleman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

	Very well put.  Can we please end this thread now? Please?

		-Hiten