Re: Pesudonym or real identities?

[Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofborg@debian.org>]

Hi dkg,

> link for his contributions,

it is "generated" by nm website, but here we are
https://portfolio.debian.net/result?username=unit193&nonddemail=unit193%40ubuntu.com&aliothusername=&gpgfp=8DB3E586865D2B4A2B185A5C5001E1B09AA3744B&forumsid=&wikihomepage=&email=unit193%40ubuntu.com&name=Unit+193

>Had Unit 193 identified themself here as "William Jones", it would have
>been just as easily a pseudonym, but you would have been less
>uncomfortable with it.  And it would have been arguably more deceptive.
>Some people have life circumstances where exposing their official legal
>identity puts them at risk.  Consider a person pursued by a stalker, a
>citizen under the grip of an oppressive state, or person in an abusive
>relationship with a jealous and controlling partner.  Should those
>people not be welcome in the debian project?


BTW, the question about nick/vs real names should be handled in my opinion
by DAM or a GR, the question I would like to know, has been posted also
by Paultag

>I don't know how I'd sign their key, but I'd be willing to.

*HOW* can he get signatures? *WHO* can verify the identity?
*WHO* is in charge of keeping it private? (DAM?)

*IS* acceptable to sign an identity without knowing the person behind it?

Note: please keep this general, not specific to any application
(this is why I changed the subject)


thanks,

G.