On 2020-08-14 at 20:27 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Seems we are talking about several things here: > > a) trusting an identity _without_ relying on governmental proof > > b) proving an identity using fake governmental proof > > It is my understanding that a) is illegal and punishable in many > legal > jurisdictions. > > It is my understanding that b) is currently tolerated in Debian but > only > exceptionally, and we are currently discussing if we should tolerate > it > more generally. > > I do believe that a) matters for Debian in discussing b), because the > risk of punishment is an expense, and the more expensive it is to > twist > and bend rules the more likely those rules are followed and can > therefore be trusted. > > > - Jonas
I think you meant to order them the opposite way...
