mondoshawan22

The phone was, yes. Ubuntu touch is still alive and kicking as UBports, though. They just got OTAs working, too!

"At Aeroman’s El Salvador facility, only one mechanic out of eight is F.A.A.-certified. At a major overhaul base used by United Airlines in China, the ratio is one F.A.A.-certified mechanic for every 31 non-certified mechanics. In contrast, back when U.S. airlines performed heavy maintenance at their own, domestic facilities, F.A.A.-certified mechanics far outnumbered everyone else. At American Airlines’ mammoth heavy-maintenance facility in Tulsa, certified mechanics outnumber the uncertified four to one"

They also explain that to be FAA certified, you must be able to read and comprehend English. This is because the maintenance books are all in English. Also of note, Southwest is one of the airlines that do this, and they are purely a domestic service.

This is less about xenophobia than FAA oversight. This is a real problem.

A non-profit, apolitical organization dedicated to identity verification and management of a PKI trust, whose charter includes yearly audits of its systems.

I don't care who's involved, honestly. The problem is that they're a lobby and they actively push for policy changes. That's a full time job in and of itself -- identity verification is also a full time job, and a requirement of a properly functioning PKI.

What I want involved is an identity verification organization whose mission is clearly defined to be identity verification and management of a PKI trust.

No, not in the slightest. The EFF is a non-profit organization that exists to lobby for policy change. No such organization is worthy of much in the way of trust -- especially for such a sensitive instrument.