Tim Connors via luv-main
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> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016, Trent W. Buck via luv-main wrote:
>
>> Russell Coker via luv-main
>> <[email protected]> writes:
>>
>> > On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 01:41:40 PM Trent W. Buck via luv-main wrote:
>> >> >> Why does everyone still use gnupg 1.x ?
>> >> >
>> >> > 'cause that's what's in Debian?
>> >>
>> >> Both are, since forever.
>> >
>> >  dput depends on gnupg.
>> >  torbrowser-launcher depends on gnupg.
>> >  python-gnupginterface depends on gnupg (>= 1.2.1).
>> >
>> > If you have gnupg and gnupg2 installed then the gpg command defaults
>> > to version 1.x.  You can't uninstall gnupg if you are a DD, if you use
>> > Tor, or if that python library is something you need.
>>
>> These were in my mind as "everyone" when I asked.
>
> Want to file an RC (security?) bug to them?

AFAIK gnupg1 is still maintained by the gnupg people.
I'm just going on the assumptions that:

  * "stable" sounds a lot better than "classic"; and
  * EC is cool now.

Oh, also I guess that split-out libgcrypt in 2.x is used in other stuff,
like xwayland and ntfs-3g and wireshark...

IIRC the main argument *AGAINST* 2.x for apt,
is that you can't install gnupg2 without also installing gnupg-agent.
And nobody wants that on all their routers and phones.

I hoped https://www.gnupg.org/faq/gnupg-faq.html would have a section
like "Why Should I Use Stable (not Classic)?", but I can't find it.

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