Dale wrote:
> Matthew Vernon wrote:
> > Therefore, what does it matter that I can't remember the face of the
> > person whose key I signed six months ago? I am still happy that I saw
> > good ID, and that if I get mail signed/encrypted with that key that it
> > comes from that person.
> >
> While your happiness _is_ important, just how does it help the
> administrators of Debian? I haven't seen his face, nor has the DAM. You
Because you trust me (possibly by many steps removed) to have checked
his identity correctly.
> are the lucky one who _has_ seen his face, but we know we can not ask you
> at this point if the face matches the name. We agree that the activity
Why does this matter? We know the face<->name mapping to be correct
now (since it was then, and face-change surgery isn't all that common).
> actually happened at the same time we agree that we can't re-create the
> event accurately in memory.
Why does this matter?
> Why? You don't reject the requirement for showing your ID when another
> individual asks to sign your key. How is showing your picture to the
> administrative members of Debian any different?
Because it's unnecessary, and because I don't like other people
keeping copies of photos of me lying aroudn (so I accept other people
may not want this to happen to them either).
> What threat do you experience from having an image of your face on record
> with this group to which you belong? Will you only come to a conference in
> disquise? Why is one acceptable and the other anathema?
I'm not saying it's anathema. I'm saying that it's unnecessary and
people may object to it - therefore it should not be a requiement to
join Debian.
> This photo isn't about a "web of trust". That requirement is satisfied by
> the key. The photo is about being able to identify our membership. As your
> key fingerprint is not required to be barcoded onto your hand, the image
> of your face is a good alternative.
Why do we need to identify our members' faces? It's not like Debian
know what I look like, or many other developers.
Matthew
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