Hello Happy 16th birthday to GnuPG! I have translated version of this document: http://gnupg.hclippr.com/16th-announce.html
Cheers, On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 1:46 AM, Werner Koch <w...@gnupg.org> wrote: > Hi, > > me lacking the time to write an update of the 10 Years of GnuPG [2], > Sam Tuke was kind enough to draft this: > > > 16 Years of protecting privacy > ══════════════════════════════ > > Today marks 16 years since the first release of GNU Privacy Guard > (GnuPG). In that time the project has grown from being a hacker’s > hobby into one of the world’s most critical anti-surveillance > tools. Today GnuPG stands at the front line of the battle between > invasive surveillance and civil liberties. > > “Time has proven Free Software [1] to be the most trustworthy > defender against companies and governments seeking to undermine > citizen privacy” said Werner Koch, GnuPG Founder and Lead > Developer. “Although funding our work has not always been easy, the > need for universally accessible privacy tools has never been more > apparent”. > > Some of the world’s top security specialists are now counted among > GnuPG users, including Bruce Schneier, Jacob Appelbaum, and Phil > Zimmerman, inventor of PGP. This summer the world learned of the > extent of Government spying thanks to whistleblowers and journalists > communicating using GnuPG encrypted emails. Market leading servers > from Red Hat and Debian have built their reputation for security on > the foundation of GnuPG-verified software. > > “The success of GnuPG’s first crowdfunding campaign, which received > 90% of it’s target in 24 hours, shows a fresh willingness among users > to support GnuPG in it’s 16th year, and points to new opportunities > for the project in future” said Sam Tuke, GnuPG Campaign Manager. > “The release of GnuPG 2.1 and the launch of a newly designed website > later this year will bring GnuPG and its clients for Windows, Mac, > Gnu/Linux, and Android to new audiences”. > > Over the years GnuPG has kept up to date with new algorithms, such as > Elliptic Curve Cryptography, and reactive to new threats, such as key > extraction via acoustic monitoring, which was announced two days ago > by researchers as GnuPG updates were released, in coordination with > developers. Members remain confident of the future of GnuPG and look > forward to facing the privacy threats of tomorrow with community > support. > > > [1] http://fsfe.org/freesoftware/basics/4freedoms.en.html > > > [2] http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2007q4/000268.html > > -- > Die Gedanken sind frei. Ausnahmen regelt ein Bundesgesetz. > > _______________________________________________ > Gnupg-announce mailing list > gnupg-annou...@gnupg.org > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-announce -- Hideki Saito <hide...@gmail.com> OpenPGP Key: http://hidekisaito.com/aff2e40b.txt 1066 3928 7B0B E7CD A0CB 3686 1FDF D937 AFF2 E40B http://goo.gl/VRvgfI _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
