Bug#1103625: modernize-sources: use .pgp file extension for debian-archive-keyring

"Christian T. Steigies" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.apt.devel
Message-ID <aMRNkLPHfZrw599r__763.835238625177$1757695542$gmane$org@gleep.fritz.box>
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
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