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====== How to get a kernel.org account ====== | ====== How to get a kernel.org account ====== | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
- | :!: 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 mine." | + | :!: 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. | ||