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 +~~REDIRECT>​https://​korg.docs.kernel.org/​accounts.html~~
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 ====== How to get a kernel.org account ====== ====== How to get a kernel.org account ======
  
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 We use the PGP web of trust to help ensure that only trusted kernel developers are able to get an account on kernel.org. Before you send the email, make sure that your PGP key is signed by as many kernel developers as you can contact. PGP signing events at conferences are usually a good place to start, or you can find kernel developers who live in your area. Mailing lists such as [[linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org]] can be of help when you are trying to find kernel developers in your area. We use the PGP web of trust to help ensure that only trusted kernel developers are able to get an account on kernel.org. Before you send the email, make sure that your PGP key is signed by as many kernel developers as you can contact. PGP signing events at conferences are usually a good place to start, or you can find kernel developers who live in your area. Mailing lists such as [[linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org]] can be of help when you are trying to find kernel developers in your area.
  
-You can also check the [[userdoc:​ksmap|key signing map]] for kernel developers in your area.+You can also check the [[userdoc:​ksmap|key signing map]] for kernel developers in your area. If meeting in physical space is not an option for you due to travelling or quarantine restrictions,​ you may prefer to arrange a video conference call for the same purpose. 
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 +:!: Remember, the goal is not to verify someone'​s government-issued credentials,​ but to build a web of trusted contributors. When you are signing someone'​s key, you are effectively stating: "I have worked with this person and I vouch for their identity by signing their key with my own." ​
  
 With extremely rare exceptions, accounts will not be issued until the PGP key fully validates. With extremely rare exceptions, accounts will not be issued until the PGP key fully validates.
  
userdoc/accounts.txt · Last modified: 2020-05-08 13:56 by mricon