Intro & observations

[Bryan J. Smith]

Davidson Rodrigues Paulo <davidsonpaulo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Education is a task for documentation, not software.

I disagree.  But, ironically, the CLI addresses that today.  ;)

> When people follow CLA instructions they need to be educated
> in PGP keys, not when they are creating the keys.

Now I'm confused.  How does this make everything "easier"?

And are you advocating them creating the keys _then_ understanding?
Or vice-versa?

> I'm not talking about GUI building, wizards or user education.
> From the start:
> * There is a GUI that works in a way it need to work, and it's so
> "educational" than the CLI;

I didn't understand that statement, and I'm still scratching my head
on what you mean by "works in a way it need to work"?

> * Using GUI, we can sign a file, but it's not possible finish a CLA
> validation signing the file this way because the file is signed as
> in "gpg -b --sign [file]", and the Fedora Account System is
> configured to recognized files signed as in "gpg -a --sign [file]";

That's a simple binary v. ASCII aspect.  I'm still confused here.
Is there not the option radio button to change this already?
Or are you talking about changing defaults in GUI programs?

> * Making some modifications in the GUI that allow users to sign a
> file in a way that is compatible with Fedora Account System will
> give them a new way to create their CLA without modifying
> absolutely nothing in the process (just in _one tool_ used to
> acomplish _two steps_ of the process);
> Is that, nothing else.

I'm still utterly confused here.  I guess I'm just clueless.


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