Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-30 Thread MFPA
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Hi On Friday 27 December 2013 at 2:22:25 PM, in , MFPA wrote: > I suspect importing keys didn't work for me. I saw no > changes in the UI. I think something in my gpg.conf may have been the problem, as it sort of went away shortly after I rena

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-27 Thread MFPA
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Hi On Friday 27 December 2013 at 4:31:08 AM, in , Alice Bob wrote: > I did try it on XP without > noticeable problems. Besides the 'unexpected' > behavior, did you have any other issues? The only clickable items are Help, public key, private key

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-27 Thread Werner Koch
On Thu, 26 Dec 2013 13:00, je...@seibercom.net said: > I certainly don't want to start a flame war here; however, if you are so > unequivocally anti proprietary software, then why do you even allow a > version of your product to be created that will run on it. That is If you mean why we create so

RE: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-26 Thread Alice Bob
> Maybe you have written this for a newer Windows version than my XP.I did try > it on XP without noticeable problems. Besides the 'unexpected' behavior, did > you have any other issues? > But the key has the > unexpected UID Yes, if you don't specify a name a 'random' one will be chosen for you,

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-26 Thread MFPA
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Hi On Wednesday 25 December 2013 at 12:49:47 PM, in , Alice Bob wrote: > I wanted > something to quickly load the key, encrypt the message, > and send it away. It is closed source, unlimited > trialware. Ty. Maybe you have written this for a n

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-26 Thread MFPA
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Hi On Wednesday 25 December 2013 at 10:05:43 PM, in , Doug Barton wrote: > Not to mention it's dramatically more difficult (some > would argue impossible) to develop trust in a > pseudonym. I say it makes no difference whether somebody goes by

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-26 Thread Robert J. Hansen
I really wish people would read my emails before responding to them. > I certainly don't want to start a flame war here; however, if you > are so unequivocally anti proprietary software... I'm not, as I said in that message -- a part which you quoted, even: >> I don't find closed-source software

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-26 Thread Johan Wevers
On 26-12-2013 13:00, Jerry wrote: > I certainly don't want to start a flame war here; however, if you are so > unequivocally anti proprietary software, then why do you even allow a > version of your product to be created that will run on it. That is > certainly not a consistent approach. Most peo

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-26 Thread Jerry
On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 19:04:22 -0500, Ryan Sawhill stated: > > I wanted to create an easy to use gui for GnuPG. Without installing, > > choosing options, and just working from the get-go. > > I appreciate your sentiment but I absolutely agree with what everyone > else has said. Expecting people to

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-26 Thread Jerry
On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 12:50:50 -0500, Robert J. Hansen stated: > On 12/25/2013 7:49 AM, Alice Bob wrote: > > It is closed source, unlimited trialware. > > (a) If you're asking people to provide feedback and bug reports for > closed-source software, you're asking people to help you make a buck > wit

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-25 Thread Ryan Sawhill
> I wanted to create an easy to use gui for GnuPG. Without installing, > choosing options, and just working from the get-go. I appreciate your sentiment but I absolutely agree with what everyone else has said. Expecting people to use closed-source crypto software in 2013 would be a little like exp

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-25 Thread Mikhail Morfikov
On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 18:30:29 + Alice Bob wrote: > Yep those are all valid points, and the issue of closed source vs > open source vs crypto has been discussed many times before encreep, > and there is nothing new for me to add on that. I personally use a > lot of closed software on my machine

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-25 Thread Doug Barton
On 12/25/2013 09:50 AM, Robert J. Hansen wrote: (c) The web page asks, "Can I trust you?", and you answer it with "YES!". Sorry, but no. The only correct answer to "Can I trust you?" is, "You need to figure that out for yourself." In my experience, people who answer that question "yes" are usu

RE: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-25 Thread Alice Bob
Yep those are all valid points, and the issue of closed source vs open source vs crypto has been discussed many times before encreep, and there is nothing new for me to add on that. I personally use a lot of closed software on my machine, it does not bother me as much.

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-25 Thread Robert J. Hansen
On 12/25/2013 7:49 AM, Alice Bob wrote: > It is closed source, unlimited trialware. (a) If you're asking people to provide feedback and bug reports for closed-source software, you're asking people to help you make a buck without giving them much of anything in return. I find that unethical. I do

Re: New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-25 Thread Anthony Papillion
On 12/25/2013 06:49 AM, Alice Bob wrote: > I wanted to create an easy to use gui for GnuPG. Without installing, > choosing options, and just working from the get-go. > > I appreciate any feedback (and bugs), you can check it at: > https://www.encreep.com > > The main use case is for encrypting/

New GUI frontend for windows

2013-12-25 Thread Alice Bob
I wanted to create an easy to use gui for GnuPG. Without installing, choosing options, and just working from the get-go. I appreciate any feedback (and bugs), you can check it at: https://www.encreep.com The main use case is for encrypting/decrypting, and not identity verification. That is wh