Past announcements

January 28, 2000

• Updated the Spanish version.

December 18, 1999

• Fixed minor errors in Chapter 3, command reference, and options reference.

December 11, 1999

• Updated the PGP 2.x compatability guide with instructions on how to both sign with and encrypt to RSA keys.
• Completed rough references pages to match commands and options listed on the man page.

December 10, 1999

• Fixed postscript versions of the manual to include figures as encapsulated postscript. This fixes the problem of printers and other postscript interpreters failing on page 33.

October 1, 1999

• Integrated the Spanish translation of the GNU Privacy Handbook done by J Horacio MG.

September 30, 1999

• Updated the PGP 2.x compatability guide with an an expanded version contributed by Michael Fischer v. Mollard.

September 21, 1999

• Removed interoperability section from the user manual for two reasons. First, it is an endoresement to use patented algorithms that may need to be licensed to be used legally. Second, it goes against the philosophy of the Free Software Foundation, which promotes the use of open software unencumbered by patents or other restrictions. The material is nevertheless useful to demonstrate what GnuPG can do and appears below as a separate document.

September 19, 1999

• Restructured Chapter 5 to reflect the collection of topics it actually is.
• Added a section on interoperation with PGP 2.x based on material from Kyle Hasselbacher. The good news is that GnuPG can be used as a complete replacement for PGP 2.x!

September 11, 1999

• Added material on setting expiration dates and using subkeys in Chapter 4.
• Elaborated somewhat on the roles of public and private keys when used for encryption and signing in Chapter 1.

September 8, 1999

• Added user interface guidelines to Chapter 5 based on draft material from David Wheeler.

September 6, 1999

• Completed first draft of Chapter 4.
• Updated copyright.
• Corrected typos and other minor errors.
• Added commands and options to reference sections used in the rest of the manual.

August 31, 1999

• Started Chapter 4 on daily use of GnuPG.
• Renamed Chapter 5 and broadened its scope

August 27, 1999

• Minor corrections to Chapters 1-3 suggested by readers
• Integrated Joergen Grahn's xfig version of the graph in Figure 3-1.
• Stubbed out the reference sections. Current plan is to integrate the man page information "as is" and elaborate on that in future revisions.

August 23, 1999

• Initial draft publication