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GnuPG is now financially self-sustaining

151 points by bonzini 5y ago

uncomputation 5y ago
Amazing news. Government seems like a perfect partner for open source software now that I think about it.
- tyingq 5y ago
  With the obvious caveat of government having undue influence on things like encryption.
  - _jal 5y ago
    For better or worse, western governments are well past the size at which different parts find themselves in tension with other parts. Recognizing that helps understand why they act the way they do. It is entirely possible for one part of a government to want to promote use of strong crypto, while another part has a mission that essentially requires them to do the opposite. Welcome to modern statecraft in representative democracy.
tptacek 5y ago
Recent, sprawling thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29714752 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29714752
encryptluks2 5y ago
Really glad to hear. I find GnuPG to be invaluable.
er4hn 5y ago
FTA: > When the BSI (Germany's Federal Office for Information Security) > migrated back from Linux to Windows, a need to migrate their > end-to-end encryption solution, based on GnuPG and KMail, was needed. What was the reason for going from Linux -> Windows? The original Windows -> Linux had plenty of articles about this, but I can't find any (english) articles on this change.
- horstmeyer 5y ago
  It was because Germany is a paradise for lobbyists, and Microsoft agreed to build their Microsoft Germany headquarters in Munich. More info here: https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170301-01.html https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170301-01.html
  - tw04 5y ago
    > Microsoft agreed to build their Microsoft Germany headquarters in Munich. You’re probably going to need to cite that bold of a claim… Microsoft opened their German HQ in Munich in 2014. https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/microsoft-in-munich/ https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/microsoft-in-muni...
    - yosamino 5y ago
      Your link does not support this claim, it is dated 2018. They seem to have moved in 2016 > Opened in October 2016, the modern office building is the ideal venue for hosting contemporary work solutions. https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-calls-new-german-headquarters-the-biggest-shift-since-the-industrial-revolution/ https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-calls-new-german-headquart...
      - tw04 5y ago
        It absolutely supports my claim if you actually read what I posted. Per the link: >Microsoft Germany’s headquarters in Munich, which opened its doors four years ago, was designed with the modern workplace in mind, to ensure that employees and visitors alike are in an environment which truly gets the best out of them. Furthermore, 2014 or 2016 - claiming that Munich is switching back to Windows due to Microsoft building a new headquarters without any factual basis for the claim, especially when the HQ was committed to long before the switch was announced, is libel at best.
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naveen99 5y ago
public key sharing is a solved problem with bitcoin, to revoke a key, just empty the account. The amount you hold in it, is the security level. https://github.com/jackjack-jj/jeeq https://github.com/jackjack-jj/jeeq
- remram 5y ago
  This solves sharing how?

151 points by bonzini 5y ago

uncomputation 5y ago

Amazing news. Government seems like a perfect partner for open source software now that I think about it.

tyingq 5y ago
With the obvious caveat of government having undue influence on things like encryption.
- _jal 5y ago
  For better or worse, western governments are well past the size at which different parts find themselves in tension with other parts. Recognizing that helps understand why they act the way they do. It is entirely possible for one part of a government to want to promote use of strong crypto, while another part has a mission that essentially requires them to do the opposite. Welcome to modern statecraft in representative democracy.

tptacek 5y ago

Recent, sprawling thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29714752 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29714752

encryptluks2 5y ago

Really glad to hear. I find GnuPG to be invaluable.

er4hn 5y ago

FTA: > When the BSI (Germany's Federal Office for Information Security) > migrated back from Linux to Windows, a need to migrate their > end-to-end encryption solution, based on GnuPG and KMail, was needed. What was the reason for going from Linux -> Windows? The original Windows -> Linux had plenty of articles about this, but I can't find any (english) articles on this change.

horstmeyer 5y ago
It was because Germany is a paradise for lobbyists, and Microsoft agreed to build their Microsoft Germany headquarters in Munich. More info here: https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170301-01.html https://fsfe.org/news/2017/news-20170301-01.html
- tw04 5y ago
  > Microsoft agreed to build their Microsoft Germany headquarters in Munich. You’re probably going to need to cite that bold of a claim… Microsoft opened their German HQ in Munich in 2014. https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/microsoft-in-munich/ https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/microsoft-in-muni...
  - yosamino 5y ago
    Your link does not support this claim, it is dated 2018. They seem to have moved in 2016 > Opened in October 2016, the modern office building is the ideal venue for hosting contemporary work solutions. https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-calls-new-german-headquarters-the-biggest-shift-since-the-industrial-revolution/ https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-calls-new-german-headquart...
    - tw04 5y ago
      It absolutely supports my claim if you actually read what I posted. Per the link: >Microsoft Germany’s headquarters in Munich, which opened its doors four years ago, was designed with the modern workplace in mind, to ensure that employees and visitors alike are in an environment which truly gets the best out of them. Furthermore, 2014 or 2016 - claiming that Munich is switching back to Windows due to Microsoft building a new headquarters without any factual basis for the claim, especially when the HQ was committed to long before the switch was announced, is libel at best.
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naveen99 5y ago

public key sharing is a solved problem with bitcoin, to revoke a key, just empty the account. The amount you hold in it, is the security level. https://github.com/jackjack-jj/jeeq https://github.com/jackjack-jj/jeeq

remram 5y ago
This solves sharing how?