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[python-committers] echosign

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Mon Mar 4 16:43:17 CET 2013 
> I applaud the foundation for getting an electronic signature method in
> place.
>
> However, I have to say that to my mind echosign is nothing more than
> "authentication theater", and I wonder if it is going to make us look
> more than a bit clueless to the tech community.  I'm surprised that
> a lawyer would consider a "signature" generated from typed text to be
> useful for anything.  If you are are going to accept the typed signature,
> just accept the typed signature.

I don't know what this is talking about. Is there an announcement somewhere I
missed? Or has the PSF declared announcements to be old-fashionable and
despicable?

Regards

Antoine.
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