To follow up on this, Katherine, would you please state the relative risk to politically controversial editors of using CPUs without backdoor coprocessors to host Foundation projects?
Ref.: https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/for-deep-security-use-arm-avoid-intel-amd-processors/ Are there a corresponding subpoena and national security letter burden differences in choosing open source hardware without backdoor coprocessors? Thank you for considering these questions. Best regards, Jim On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:28 PM, James Salsman <jsals...@gmail.com> wrote: > On the original topic of technology advocacy representation on the Board, > [c]an we please get someone from the open source hardware community and > Legal to tell us how much we could save in subpoena, hardware, and overhead > costs by avoiding backdoors? Has anyone on the Board ever championed open > source hardware, since, Sam maybe? > > Please see: > > https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/5xvn4i/update_ > corebootlibreboot_on_amd_has_ceo_level/ > > https://np.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/8aovfb/ > china_has_started_ranking_citizens_with_a_creepy/ > > https://teachprivacy.com/why-i-love-the-gdpr/ > > https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_ > Technology%2FAnnual_Plans%2FFY2019%2FCDP3%3A_Knowledge_ > Integrity&type=revision&diff=2762601&oldid=2762351 > > Best regards, > Jim > > On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 12:44 AM, Philippe Beaudette < > phili...@beaudette.me> wrote: > >> And even if such laws do not exist (and I'm no expert), as an employee I >> would be gravely concerned about taking a role with any employer where I >> knew that they would be publishing the reason for my departure. >> >> Now, employees may /choose/ to publish a reason (as I did) but to presume >> that it would be mandatory (and to be willing to stake your career on it >> in >> advance) would likely seriously inhibit some candidates from applying. >> When you pair that with the WMF's (relatively) transparent organization, I >> think the two together would be a significant inhibitor to recruiting. >> >> Philippe >> >> On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Joseph Seddon <josephsed...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > "I am unaware of any laws which would prohibit WMF from publishing the >> > entirety of executives' compensation >> > details including their employment contracts, severance agreements, >> > and the circumstances >> > in which their departures happen." >> > >> > Pine, I often appreciate your view and input on a range of topics but >> to be >> > blunt if this is your genuine opinion I'm personally rather glad my >> > employer does not base its HR policies and practices on your personal >> > interpretation of employment law. >> > >> > Seddon >> > >> > On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 8:59 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > Given Jaime's previous statement on this matter, and my general >> > > dissatisfaction with WMF's level of financial transparency, I am >> > > uncomfortable with his involvement with selecting a new WMF Board >> member >> > > based on his or her finance expertise. I would encourage the Board to >> > > reconsider Jaime's role in the selection process, and to place a >> strong >> > > emphasis on identifying a new board member who has experience with >> > > significantly increasing the financial transparency of organizations. >> > > >> > > Pine >> > > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine ) >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
