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Re: [openpgp] How to re-launch the OpenPGP WG

Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org> Sat, 14 March 2015 12:01 UTC

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Subject: Re: [openpgp] How to re-launch the OpenPGP WG
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On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:51, datapacrat@gmail.com said:

> I'm interested in certain aspects of Webs of Trust, such as their
> potential to overcome certain problematic aspects of centralized

Using this ML for discussin is IMHO okay but trust modells are not a
goal of the OpenPGP standard.  It might turn out that a certain feature
would be useful and that would be something which can be put into the
standard.


Salam-Shalom,

   Werner

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