On 22 Nov 2002, Martin Pool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 22 Nov 2002, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 12:56:39PM -0800, Martin Pool wrote: > > > I'll write up a short page describing how to use them, unless Jerry > > > particularly wants to do it. > > > > In five words or less, from the gpg manpage: > > > > $ gpg --verify samba-2.2.7.tar.gz.asc samba-2.2.7.tar.gz > > Yeah, sure, but: > > What does this all mean? Why should I care? > > Where do I get GPG? > > Where do I get the samba codesigning key? How do I import it? How > do I know I got the right one? > > What do I do if it doesn't verify? > > etc...
Before you reply: I know the answers to these, but probably many people don't. Merely saying how to run the command is not a complete solution -- using GPG without understanding at least the basics is worse than not using it at all. -- Martin
