[Enigmail] GnuPG-Agent on FreeBSD.

[John Clizbe]

Janky Jay, III wrote:
> 	Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, I have already read that and tried
> both of the solutions recommended. I am using GnuPG v2 at the moment due
> to the FreeBSD port using GnuPG v2 as a dependency. I can, however,
> install GnuGP v1 and re-install Enigmail to use v1 instead, I was just
> hoping to stick with 2 as I'm sure it will become (if it already hasn't)
> the standard.
> 

Your needs will continue to be fully met by GnuPG 1.4.x.

Don't invest too much hope in gpg2 becoming a new "standard." GnuPG 2 is nothing
more than a re-implementation of GnuPG 1.4. Some would say that it shows signs
of the "Second System Effect."

Both GnuPG 1.4 and GnuPG 2 are to stay fully compliant with the OpenPGP
standard, RFC 4880. In fact, the newly proposed Camellia cipher extension has
been in 1.4.8 SVN for quite some time. I don't recall seeing it in libgcrypt yet.

The cryptographic features found in GnuPG2 but not in 1.4 are likely never to be
in 1.4 as they are from X.509 and not part of RFC 4880, nor is it likely they
will ever be. Some of the added functionality such as gpg-agent in Windows
doesn't apply to *BSD.

Don't be fooled by the change in version number. GnuPG 1.4 isn't going anywhere.

I think it would've been clearer had GnuPG 2 just been given a different name.

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