Hi anarcat, sorry for not replying earlier…
On Thu, Sep 01, 2016 at 02:46:40PM -0400, anarcat wrote:
> > I've read the package description and while I like the funny tone, I
> > also find it confusing for two reasons:
> >
> > 1.)
> >
> > monkeysign is a tool to overhaul the OpenPGP keysigning experience
> > and bring it closer to something that most primates can understand.
> > [...]
> > Monkeysign is the commandline signing software.
> >
> > -> most primates can't understand commandline software?!
>
> That is correct. What do you find find confusing here?
how a command line tool is something most primates can understand. I thought we
agreed most don't.
> > 2.)
> >
> > The project makes use of cheap digital cameras and the type of bar
> > code known as a QRcode to provide a human-friendly yet still-secure
> > keysigning experience.
> > [...]
> > Monkeysign is the commandline signing software, a caff
> > replacement.
> >
> > -> is it a caff replacement or does it rely on QRcodes?
>
> It's funny that you quote only the first sentence of that paragraph, the
> full paragraph is:
>
> Monkeysign is the commandline signing software, a caff
> replacement. Monkeyscan is the graphical user interface that scans
> qrcodes.
>
> So Monkeysign is the caff replacement, and monkeyscan is the GUI.
yes, but the first two paragraphs are confusing: the very first word
of the description is "monkeysign" but now I believe it's used for both
monkeysign and monkeyscan(?). The 2nd paragraph OTOH seems to be about
monkeyscan(?) while it hasnt been mentioned yet. The 3rd paragraph
is probably about monkeyscan as well - this is totally unclear.
> I would appreciate a suggestion on how to phrase this better. With the
> above, I am not sure I can find a proper formulation that would be
> satisfactory.
better now?
> > Also it might be appropriate to explain that monkeysign is a
> > commandline tool, just like caff or pius… (and that only monkeyscan
> > does all the monkey QR stuff and therefore has a gui…
> Again, I felt that the last paragraph did exactly that.
can one use monkeysign without monkeyscan? the other way round?
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cheers,
Holger
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