Bug#990409: ca-cacert: should this package be removed?

Hi all, Short introduction: I'm involved in CAcert as former board member and currently not holding any executive function. So not officially speaking, but I can provide some insight. On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 02:50:27PM +0200, Axel Beckert wrote: > Timo Röhling wrote: > > * Axel Beckert

Bug#990409: ca-cacert: should this package be removed?

Hi, Timo Röhling wrote: > * Axel Beckert [2021-08-11 13:27]: > > I strongly disagree. CAcert offers way more types of certificates than > > Let's Encrypt. For example does Let's Encrypt not provide any > > certificates suitable for use as personal S/MIME e-mail certificates. > > Have you tried

Bug#990409: ca-cacert: should this package be removed?

* Axel Beckert [2021-08-11 13:27]: I strongly disagree. CAcert offers way more types of certificates than Let's Encrypt. For example does Let's Encrypt not provide any certificates suitable for use as personal S/MIME e-mail certificates. Have you tried creating a personal S/MIME e-mail

Bug#990409: ca-cacert: should this package be removed?

Control: tag -1 + fixed-upstream Hi, Timo Röhling wrote: > CAcert is pretty much made obsolete by LetsEncrypt, I strongly disagree. CAcert offers way more types of certificates than Let's Encrypt. For example does Let's Encrypt not provide any certificates suitable for use as personal S/MIME

Bug#990409: ca-cacert: should this package be removed?

Package: ca-cacert Version: 2019.0411-2 Severity: serious User: debian...@lists.debian.org Usertags: proposed-removal Hi, CAcert is pretty much made obsolete by LetsEncrypt, and unlike LetsEncrypt, it has never been part of the Mozilla truststore. Furthermore, the ca-cacert package has become