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bug#20788: 24.4; Nicolas Petton's key not included in GNU keyring
From: |
Nicolas Petton |
Subject: |
bug#20788: 24.4; Nicolas Petton's key not included in GNU keyring |
Date: |
Fri, 12 Jun 2015 01:14:49 +0200 |
William G. Gardella writes:
> Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> This is a duplicate of http://debbugs.gnu.org/20298.
>>
>> I repeat my comment from http://debbugs.gnu.org/20298#23:
>
> Sorry for duplicating the issue; I should have checked
> for the existing open bug.
>
>> Nobody here can do anything about this, it's a GNU sysadmin issue.
>> It's been reported to them, nothing seems to have happened.
>>
>> If you want to verify the signature, the key is available from standard
>> keyservers, eg pgp.mit.edu. I don't see the value of a keyring that is
>> stored on the same ftp server as the file you want to download.
>
> I disagree that it's of no value; anybody can upload any key to any
> keyserver, but the GNU keyring can be obtained from an HTTPS server with
> a certificate signed by Gandi according to their policies, which,
> while not great, are at least better than the nonexistent verification
> provided by a keyserver.
>
> I will send the report to sysadmin, as apparently no action has been taken
> since late April, when Nicolas's key was supposedly uploaded.
I reported the issue to them several times. I've been told to just wait
for them to fix it. I'm waiting.
Nico
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