Doesn't help that gpg is now adamant on using the pinentry gui and is stubborn and not wanting to use just the terminal... >_> In my opinion...
~ *Frostyfrog* ^.^ On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:35 PM, Dan Egli <ddavide...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wednesday, November 4, 2015, Jonathan Duncan wrote: > > > I used to participate in the Web of Trust, before it died. Since then I > > > have not found much traction for signing my email messages. When I need > to > > > pass messages securely I have found other alternatives. > > > > So you think the days of PGP/GPG are dead? I am not sure I could agree with > this idea. Although it's true that many people don't bother signing > messages with crypto keys anymore, I tend to still think there's some usage > for GPG and it's cousins, even in email. Part of the problem has always > been that people don't want to take the time to either manually sign the > message (which can be a pain) or setup a utility that will let them > automate it. If we could get past that laziness, I think there would be a > huge resurgence of interest in PGP/GPG. > > > > Just my $0.36 (adjusted for inflation). > > > --- Dan > > On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 5:00 AM, Jonathan Duncan < > jonat...@bluesunhosting.com > > wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Josh <mathwhiz1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > As far as I understand it, the GPG/PGP web of trust is alive and well. > > > (links below) > > > > > > If PLUG isn't interested in doing a PGP key signing party I can see if > > > any of the other LUG's in the area would be interested. > > > > > > Ohio linux festival: https://ohiolinux.org/content/bof07 > > > At open west: http://www.openwest.org/key-signing-party/ > > > Southeast linux fest: http://www.southeastlinuxfest.org/?p=1296 > > > The regularly take place at WineConf: > > > http://wiki.winehq.org/KeySigningParty > > > They regularly take place at Ubucon: > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KeySigningParty > > > > > > > > That is cool. After Thawte pulled the plug[1], I became disenchanted with > > the prospects and stopped following signing parties. > > > > 1- > https://www.thawte.com/resources/personal-email-certificates/index.html > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
