Comment Re:No, Thank You, Dear Government (Score 1) 291
If you can include your own certificate to be trusted, a lot of the problems would disappear but it would still be a huge step backwards from where we are now: instead of being able to just download a Linux image you'd be back to compiling everything yourself.
There's also the problem of small software companies or invidivuals that write software for a living. Software developers would need to become licenced to receive a key-pair that allows them to sign software so it will actually run. I can see how it would be attractive to governments to be able to trace back any piece of software to the author by means of the key with which it was signed, but it would be a huge blow to personal freedom.
This defintely sounds like yet another attempt to force both the internet and computing in general back into a 20th century world-view with tighter government control. I know I'll be keeping an eye out with my next hardware purchase to make sure my hardware is still mine.