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woha, this is totally twisted and the opposite of what really happened: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909640 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909
by em-bee 6mo ago
woha, this is totally twisted and the opposite of what really happened: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909640 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909640
GnuPG did not unilaterally implement new non-OpenPGP formats. it kept supporting the old version of the OpenPGP standard. it unilaterally decided to NOT CHANGE its implementation. it's not trying to derail anything. the lack of engagement came from everyone else refusing to listen to the idea that you can't just break compatibility like that.
- Hendrikto 6mo ago> source: i talked to a GnuPG developer Of course they would say that. See also the responses to your comment: > My honest first reaction to this statement would get me permabanned from this site, so here’s the polite version: > This is nonsense on stilts. It is so ill-informed and baseless I struggle to understand how anyone who has read the RFCs in question could possibly come to this conclusion. It is hooey.
- em-bee 6mo agoi have addressed some of the issues raised in a comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48058065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48058065 i hope you'll notice this reply and get a chance to read it.