Re: [nm-admin] Identification step in the current scheme (Re: Fe

2000-07-30 Thread Jim Westveer
On 30-Jul-2000 Peter Palfrader wrote: > Hi Jim! > > On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, Jim Westveer wrote: > >> However, by signing an ID, or the email, I have demonstrated >> that I do infact, possess that private key. > > IIRC, it was required that you sign your application with the > key. I don't know whe

Re: [nm-admin] Identification step in the current scheme (Re: Fe

2000-07-30 Thread Peter Palfrader
Hi Jim! On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, Jim Westveer wrote: > However, by signing an ID, or the email, I have demonstrated > that I do infact, possess that private key. IIRC, it was required that you sign your application with the key. I don't know wheter this is still true however.

Re: [nm-admin] Identification step in the current scheme (Re: Fe

2000-07-30 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Jim Westveer wrote: > However, by signing an ID, or the email, I have demonstrated > that I do infact, possess that private key. Signing an arbitrary something proves that just as well. For example a package, the output of fortune, etc. Wichert. --

Re: [nm-admin] Identification step in the current scheme (Re: Fe

2000-07-30 Thread Anand Kumria
On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 11:18:33AM -0700, Jim Westveer wrote: > > It seems that something is left out of the proposal to not > require an ID (or anything else) signed by the applicant. > > As an example, I could acquire from db.d.o a public key for > someone that is signed by a maintainer. (key

RE: [nm-admin] Identification step in the current scheme (Re: Fe

2000-07-30 Thread Jim Westveer
I am, admitadly a crypto mental midget, So feel free to blast me if I am way off base. It seems that something is left out of the proposal to not require an ID (or anything else) signed by the applicant. As an example, I could acquire from db.d.o a public key for someone that is signed by a

Identification step in the current scheme (Re: Fear the new maintainer process)

2000-07-30 Thread Taketoshi Sano
Hi. Since the new list debian-newmaint-discuss was created (Thanks list-admins!) I think this topic should be moved on to there. For members in the NM team who has not subscribed the new list, I sent the copy of this mail to the old nm-admin list. In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Mon, 31 Jul 2000 0

Re: Fear the new maintainer process

2000-07-30 Thread Anand Kumria
On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 02:22:09PM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Anand Kumria wrote: > > Applicants whose keys are signed by existing developers must still > > submit a photographic ID of themselves. > > This is not true as far as I know. Well two developers have already pointed ou

Re: Fear the new maintainer process

2000-07-30 Thread Stephen R. Gore
Christian Surchi wrote: > On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 02:22:09PM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > > > Applicants whose keys are signed by existing developers must still > > > submit a photographic ID of themselves. > > > > This is not true as far as I know. > > I had my key signed by two develope

Re: Fear the new maintainer process

2000-07-30 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Anand Kumria wrote: > Applicants whose keys are signed by existing developers must still > submit a photographic ID of themselves. This is not true as far as I know. Wichert. -- _ / Generally uninteresting signature

Re: Fear the new maintainer process

2000-07-30 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > Neither the remainder of the old new maintainer team (Joey), nor > Wichert seemed to really want a discussion of this. As I remember it we did have a discussion of this but at some point I concluded we have different points of view neither of us wanted to give

Re: Fear the new maintainer process

2000-07-30 Thread Christian Surchi
On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 02:22:09PM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > Applicants whose keys are signed by existing developers must still > > submit a photographic ID of themselves. > > This is not true as far as I know. I had my key signed by two developers and I had to send my scanned ID. bye