doc: Use PGP instead of GPG #1917
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The public-key technology is called Pretty Good Privacy. GPG is a synonymous for GnuPG, a piece of software which DNF5 does not use.
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Erm. PGP is the name of a proprietary implementation, just like GnuPG/GPG is the name of one open-source implementation. |
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OpenPGP is a name invented for the purpose of IETF standardization coming years after creation of PGP. See https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1991.html. It's like insisting on calling ODF "Open Document Format for Office Applications". |
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Sure the OpenPGP name was invented later. |
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Besides, PGP is a trademard: https://trademarks.justia.com/744/67/pgp-74467812.html That's one of the reasons people changed their PGP references to GPG back in the day. It wasn't much better, but at least GnuPG folks wouldn't come sue you. You really don't want to go to using PGP, that's nothing but asking for trouble. There's a proper name for the standard, we should use it. |
"PGP" is a trademark and a name of the original implementation. Contemporary standard (RFC 4880) calls the technology "OpenPGP" instead. This patch changes a documentation, the comments, and the messages. It keeps function and variable names untouched. Mainly because it would mean breaking API and ABI. Related: rpm-software-management#1917
"PGP" is a trademark and a name of the original implementation. Contemporary standard (RFC 4880) calls the technology "OpenPGP" instead. This patch changes a documentation, the comments, and the messages. It keeps function and variable names untouched. Mainly because it would mean breaking API and ABI. Related: rpm-software-management#1917
"PGP" is a trademark and a name of the original implementation. Contemporary standard (RFC 4880) calls the technology "OpenPGP" instead. This patch changes a documentation, the comments, and the messages. It keeps function and variable names untouched. Mainly because it would mean breaking API and ABI. Related: #1917
The public-key technology is called Pretty Good Privacy. GPG is a synonymous for GnuPG, a piece of software which DNF5 does not use.