Bug#1103625: modernize-sources: use .pgp file extension for debian-archive-keyring
"Christian T. Steigies" <[email protected]>
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Hi, On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 03:59:41PM +0200, Guillem Jover wrote: > > I don't find the .openpgp extension choice to be great. It is very long, > it is going to be confusing alongside the pre-existing usage of .pgp for > binary artifacts, and it ignores the existing usage of .asc. I could > agree that «.asc» was not a great choice (given its potentially generic > naming), but I think it's pretty ubiquitously recognized as OpenPGP ASCII > Armor by now. > > I'd rather we do not make this even more confusing. :/ I agree. For someone who used PGP already in the previous millenium, .asc obviously means ascii armor. But I don't really care what you chose, I reported the bug only because the usage was inconsistent and I found it confusing. I am sorry that this is wasting so much of your time. thanks, Christian