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Re:Emacs and Magit by dragonwriter on Friday July 21, 2017 @03:21PM (#14823140)
> Lawyers and judges don't understand GPG. Your silly hacker shenanigans don't hold up in court.

Presumably, lawyers and judges will understand state (notably, UETA, in all but three states) and federal laws (notably, E-SIGN) governing the use and validity of electronic signatures.

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Re:Emacs and Magit by jordigh on Friday July 21, 2017 @04:17PM (#14823513)
> Presumably,

Are you erring on the side of legal caution? 'Cause I assure you the FSF is.

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