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Re: GPG signing for git commit?

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Apr 7, 2009, 18:04 UTC
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On Tue, 7 Apr 2009, Jakub Narebski wrote:
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> And if you really, really need for some reason (for example
> requirement checkpoint, or being paranoid enough) ned to have each and
> every commit signed, you can use Monotone instead of Git.  That is
> what we recommended IPsec (or something) on #git.
Yeah, well..

That's more of a "If you really want to be incredibly slow, depend on an unbelievably baroque model, _and_ you are too stupid to understand the fact that you only need to sign the tip", then use Monotone.

But yes, the "sign each commit" is one of the big design mistakes in Monotone. Go ask them about how much pain it has caused them.

			Linus
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  3. Sam VilainApr 6, 2009
  4. Robin H. JohnsonApr 15, 2009
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  12. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMay 7, 2009
  13. Robin H. JohnsonMay 8, 2009
  14. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMay 10, 2009
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  16. Jakub NarebskiApr 7, 2009
  17. Linus TorvaldsApr 7, 2009

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