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Re:Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases by acqq on Thursday March 07, 2019 @04:00PM (#19332367)
> Usually step 1 in installing software from external developer is "get my PGP key imported" [0].

Even #%@! Oracle does it:

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

I wonder what’s the point of the PGP key then.

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Re:Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases by Leace on Thursday March 07, 2019 @04:47PM (#19332835)
> I wonder what’s the point of the PGP key then.

Trust on First Use. Once the key is imported it stays the same.

People working for that organization can sign the key to attest it's real (Web of Trust). Although I wonder how would they check it. Organization (non-individual) keys are weird because ultimately it's just an individual behind it.

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