mascot_p

2014-06-17 Thread Werner Koch
Hi, the guy I am working with on a new website, recently asked why we do not have a mascot like many other projects. What's your opinion on that? Salam-Shalom, Werner -- Die Gedanken sind frei. Ausnahmen regelt ein Bundesgesetz. ___

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2014-06-17 Thread Peter Lebbing
I think a mascot would be nice. Is there some especially secretive animal? Some animal that hides stuff? Or just a nice animal, something cuddly like a pufferfish. Erm. Peter. -- I use the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) in combination with Enigmail. You can send me encrypted mail if you want some

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2014-06-17 Thread tux . tsndcb
Hi, I think a mascot would be nice. Is there some especially secretive animal? Some animal that hides stuff? Or just a nice animal, something cuddly like a pufferfish. Erm. Peter. Yes or may be an animal with two Gnus like the old smartcard GnuPG V1 logo with the new GnuPG logo (padlock) on

Re: mascot_p

2014-06-17 Thread Hauke Laging
Am Di 17.06.2014, 11:36:11 schrieb Werner Koch: Hi, the guy I am working with on a new website, recently asked why we do not have a mascot like many other projects. But something similar to a mascot. I would like to point at this:

Re: [Enigmail] 15 June nightly build

2014-06-17 Thread Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Hi Philip-- over on enigmail-users, On 06/16/2014 09:58 AM, Philip Jackson wrote: me@me-desktop:~$ gpg --sign test-message You need a passphrase to unlock the secret key for user: Philip Jackson philip.jack...@nordnet.fr 2048-bit RSA key, ID 23543A63, created 2013-01-22 (here I entered the

Character Encoding used for Passphrase for edit-key

2014-06-17 Thread Harakiri
Im unable to use a key created by gnupg which contains german umlauts with other crypto libaries (bouncycastle). It works well with non umlaut passwords. What character encoding does gnupg use when setting/changing the passphrase ? I tried UTF-8 but that did not work the passphrase is not

Re: mascot_p

2014-06-17 Thread Neal H. Walfield
At Tue, 17 Jun 2014 11:36:11 +0200, Werner Koch wrote: the guy I am working with on a new website, recently asked why we do not have a mascot like many other projects. What's your opinion on that? How about an Octopus? As I understand it, they like to try and open locks. Neal

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2014-06-17 Thread Werner Koch
On Tue, 17 Jun 2014 12:58, mailinglis...@hauke-laging.de said: And for those who understand German (or consider the Google translator fun): http://www.crypto-fuer-alle.de/wishlist/mitmach-symbol/ Well, we already decided on a logo a couple of years ago. Shalom-Salam, Werner -- Die

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2014-06-17 Thread Robert J. Hansen
the guy I am working with on a new website, recently asked why we do not have a mascot like many other projects. What's your opinion on that? I'd go for Terry, the Tinfoil-Hatted Terrapin, myself. :) ___ Gnupg-users mailing list

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2014-06-17 Thread Hauke Laging
Am Di 17.06.2014, 13:51:05 schrieb Werner Koch: On Tue, 17 Jun 2014 12:58, mailinglis...@hauke-laging.de said: And for those who understand German (or consider the Google translator fun): http://www.crypto-fuer-alle.de/wishlist/mitmach-symbol/ Well, we already decided on a logo a

Re: mascot_p

2014-06-17 Thread Mark H. Wood
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 12:04:20PM +0200, Neal H. Walfield wrote: At Tue, 17 Jun 2014 11:36:11 +0200, Werner Koch wrote: the guy I am working with on a new website, recently asked why we do not have a mascot like many other projects. What's your opinion on that? We have one, but it's a

Re: mascot_p

2014-06-17 Thread Neal H. Walfield
At Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:00:52 -0400, Mark H. Wood wrote: On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 12:04:20PM +0200, Neal H. Walfield wrote: At Tue, 17 Jun 2014 11:36:11 +0200, Werner Koch wrote: the guy I am working with on a new website, recently asked why we do not have a mascot like many other

Re: mascot_p

2014-06-17 Thread Neal H. Walfield
FWIW, I was thinking of a stylized version of something like this: http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/joebnfran/blog%20pics2/octopus.jpg (Found here: http://hideousseacreatures.tumblr.com/post/61030684038/octopi-will-keep-trying-to-kill-you-after-theyre-dead) Neal

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2014-06-17 Thread Robert J. Hansen
First -- yes, I would love to see Terry the Tinfoil-Hatted Terrapin become our mascot. We've got a very businesslike logo; a mascot is an opportunity for playfulness. And what better way to poke a little good-natured fun at ourselves? Second -- okay, if the Tinfoil-Hatted Terrapin strikes a

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2014-06-17 Thread vedaal
UPR 12.04r1, ( https://www.privacy-cd.org/en ), Ubuntu Privacy Remix's new bootable modified Ubuntu static install disc, with GnuPG and Truecrypt already on it, has a very cute 3D armored robo-lizard on it's boot screen. (no picture available on the UPR site ;-(( ) Maybe an armored robotic

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2014-06-17 Thread Simon Ward
On 17 June 2014 11:04:20 BST, Neal H. Walfield n...@walfield.org wrote: How about an Octopus? As I understand it, they like to try and open locks. And more! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/nro-satellite-logo_n_4394577.html Simon -- Sent from Kaiten Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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2014-06-17 Thread Mark Rousell
On 17/06/2014 15:55, ved...@nym.hush.com wrote: [...] Maybe an armored robotic #D Gnu might be a consideration. Oh yes, excellent idea. :-) -- Mark Rousell PGP public key: http://www.signal100.com/markr/pgp Key ID: C9C5C162 ___ Gnupg-users

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2014-06-17 Thread James Moe
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/17/2014 02:36 AM, Werner Koch wrote: the guy I am working with on a new website, recently asked why we do not have a mascot like many other projects. What's your opinion on that? An armadillo? A pack rat? (They are really cute.) A

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2014-06-17 Thread Bob (Robert) Cavanaugh
My Vote is for the armadillo, pangolin, or hedgehog. All cutecuddly until you try to look too close... Thanks, Bob Cavanaugh -Original Message- From: Gnupg-users [mailto:gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org] On Behalf Of James Moe Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:59 AM To:

Re: Mascot_p

2014-06-17 Thread Mick Crane
On 17 Jun 2014, at 17:53, Mark Rousell ma...@signal100.com wrote: On 17/06/2014 15:55, ved...@nym.hush.com wrote: [...] Maybe an armored robotic #D Gnu might be a consideration. Oh yes, excellent idea. :-) Maybe a mask of some sort ___

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2014-06-17 Thread Johannes Zarl
Hi, A project mascot is certainly a great idea. In my opinion a mascot and a logo have different purposes and can beautifully complement each other. The logo stands for the product and has to follow certain rules in its design. A mascot, on the other hand stands more for the whole community

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2014-06-17 Thread Robert J. Hansen
I was going to suggest a hedgehog (it's likeable, generally favours security over speed, and knows to protect itself), but a terrapin sounds great. Now I just have to find out the difference between a terrapin and a turtle… The Algonquin tribe of Native Americans, originally living in

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2014-06-17 Thread Mark Rousell
On 17/06/2014 18:47, Mick Crane wrote: On 17 Jun 2014, at 17:53, Mark Rousell ma...@signal100.com wrote: On 17/06/2014 15:55, ved...@nym.hush.com wrote: [...] Maybe an armored robotic #D Gnu might be a consideration. Oh yes, excellent idea. :-) Maybe a mask of some sort

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2014-06-17 Thread Doug Barton
On 06/17/2014 12:14 PM, Robert J. Hansen wrote: I was going to suggest a hedgehog (it's likeable, generally favours security over speed, and knows to protect itself), but a terrapin sounds great. Now I just have to find out the difference between a terrapin and a turtle… The Algonquin tribe of

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2014-06-17 Thread Robert J. Hansen
Your etymology may be correct, as well as the common usage; but in zoology a turtle is an animal that lives only in the water, a tortoise is an animal that lives only on the land, and a terrapin moves between the two. Huh! Learn something new every day. If you have a source for that, you

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2014-06-17 Thread Doug Barton
On 06/17/2014 09:24 AM, Johannes Zarl wrote: A project mascot is certainly a great idea. Can I take a curmudgeonly view here, and ask why? On one hand that question is Should we do it at all? and on the other hand it's a question of, If we're going to do it, what purpose would be trying to

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2014-06-17 Thread Johannes Zarl
Learn something new every day. Indeed. Thank you both for teaching me about the subtleties of the English language *and* some biology! Johannes ___ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org

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2014-06-17 Thread Erik Josefsson
On 06/17/2014 08:12 PM, Bob (Robert) Cavanaugh wrote: My Vote is for the armadillo, pangolin, or hedgehog. All cutecuddly until you try to look too close... Hedgehog is taken :-) http://sirireiter.dk/edge/ License --- This artwork is free software; you can redistribute it and/or