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Comment Re:"is to empower" (Score 2) 13

For example in Debian currently, and I assume most other distros too, there isn't actually an explicit policy that requires the source package to be capable of building the literal binary package that accompanies it, which can stymie even the most basic auditing procedures. This sounds to me like a way to encourage that by making a full suite of solutions to automate "reproducable builds" while adding some additional security cross-checks - something which Google didn't invent themselves but now appear to be trying to help popularize while also taking credit for.

Comment Re:I just installed it! (Score 2) 95

You probably know this already, so please don't take this as an insult if you do, but just in case: Rest assured you can probably port most or all of what you liked about the Clear Linux optimizations to any other distro fairly easily. Intel no doubt realized this too, and it was probably a key part of the decision to end their own distro. If the summary is to be believed, you may not even have to bother, because the relevant optimizations may be making their own way to your next favorite distro too..

Comment Re:The GAIvatar problem again? (Score 1) 33

He's making an obvious reference to the hit Sci-fi/Horror film "Alien," in which the monsters' larval forms have come to be colloquially called "face huggers" in pop culture, though I'm not sure that term was ever actually used in the movie. If you watch relevant clips from the movie, or indeed any of its sequels, I'm sure the reference will become obvious. It's an astute observation, and bears serious consideration as plausible, however I'm fairly sure the actual origin of this company name comes from auto-translating "Fuck Face" back and forth between Russian and English through a few permutations.

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