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"GnuPG VS-Desktop" has been approved by the BSI for encrypting secret files/messages in the German government (VS=Verschlusssache) so I'm guessing that's where

• vmception 5y ago
  How is that a government contract at all? Sounds like a bullshit handout if anything, and I’ve seen pretty dumb government contracts before. Well whatever works!
  • Schroedingersat 5y ago
    The german government appear to have fairly widely realised that the available options are support open source, or provide free intel to the US.
    • vmception 5y ago
      So instead of using the open source tool themselves they find a reason to capitalize the stewards, hm alright
      • na85 5y ago
        Don't vote for them if you don't like their decisions.
        • vmception 5y ago
          I’m not a voter in Germany and I didnt say I didnt like it
          • vmception 5y ago
            (at the part you replied to)
  • schleck8 5y ago
    The BSI is great though, they know what they are doing. Also the German government supports Open Source projects financially [1] and one of the states is planning to go full open source in its administration, so you'd think they are interested in keeping these projects alive [1] https://prototypefund.de/en/ https://prototypefund.de/en/