[Enigmail] use of openPGP

[James Kosin]

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Graham wrote:
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> As a Brit, I cannot comment on the American education system, but I
>  know that if I was asked to understand the mathematical basis
> behind some of the ciphers used in OpenPGP, I'd be unable to do so.
>  Fortunately, you do not have to be that mathematically literate to
> *use* GPG.  I have been using first PGP now GPG for about 15 years
> (despite having obvious impediments like being aged over 60 and
> having several strokes) and I still find it easy to understand the
> logical system behind it.
>
> In understanding how it works you will find out how asymmetric
> cryptography works (at least in GPG), but if you were to ask the
> average person in the street, "What does "asymmetric cryptography"
> mean to you?", you would get the kind of answer that I think would
> be duplicated in London, Manchester and New York!
>
Here here... Coming from an American I can understand this.
Especially, since most American's don't even know who the President of
the United States is.  Speaking only of the average guy on the
street... I really do not know where they find the people who don't
know who the President is or weather it really is serious talk.

- -James
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