Re: [git patches] libata updates, GPG signed (but see admin notes)

[Jeff Garzik]

On 10/29/2011 03:13 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:22:35 EDT, Jeff Garzik said:
>
> >     For this reason, I am tempted to modify my new, GPG-signed pull request
> >     template as follows, for subsequent pull requests:
> >
> > 	---<begin GPG signed text>---
> >
> >     	pull req description
> >
> > 	"Please pull from $branch\n$url $branch"
> >
> > 	"Top of tree is $sha1_commit"
> >
> > 	---<end GPG signed text>---
> >
> > 	diffstat
> > 	diff
>
> Note that this can be problematic as well - there's probably a lot of tools out there
> that will be less than gracious when presented with a GPG-signed text with non-signed
> trailing text.  Maybe GPG-sign from "pull request" to "diffstat" and make the diff an
> attachment? (That would also allow attaching a gzip'ed diff, which would save vger's
> bandwidth :)

I'm not sure I buy that.  A GPG-signed email, something that's been 
around for more than decade, transits the system with unsigned email 
headers.  GPG content is commonly delivered buried inside a larger 
container.

	Jeff



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