On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Tetsuya Kitahata wrote: > Ahhh. Now, there are no *ASF members* in Japan (Maybe, this goes for > other Asian countries), so the things can be easily inconsistent. > # The only *Japanese-native* fellow (and ASF member) is now in the USA, > # I've heard. > > In such a situation, we can not build "establish a trust relationship" > using telephone or meeting in private (in japan) with ASF members. > As a result, the "chain of trust" can not be established and as a > matter of course, people in apache.org would never know "who is tetsuya" > forever. :-) Also, as a matter of course, high-leveled trust with > committers and members would not be able to be established forever.
A chain of trust can have more than one link. Assuming there is someone in Japan who has once been to a country with an ASF member, geography need not be a barrier. Not that I want to defend PGP. I think it is overkill for most situations. But it is a good option to provide for those who need it. Joshua. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
