[Python-Dev] [python-committers] Do we need to sign Windows files with GnuPG? (original) (raw)

Steve Dower Steve.Dower at microsoft.com
Sun Apr 5 06:43:14 CEST 2015

Nathaniel Smith wrote:

And I suspect python-dev generally doesn't put much weight on the extra effort required (release managers have all been using gpg for decades, it's pretty trivial)

I'm aware of this, but still don't see it as a reason to unnecessarily duplicate process.

or see any reason why Microsoft's internal GPL-hate should have any effect on the PSF's behaviour.

Seems the "internal GPL-hate" has softened even more than I was aware. The history for GPG was spotty, but my request was automatically approved, so I guess the line has been moved far enough away that I've lost that excuse :)

Now I just have to find the time to learn how to use it...

Cheers, Steve

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