Re: [Tails-dev] Please review'n'merge feature/monkeysign

On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 08:27:57PM +0100, intrigeri wrote:
> Hi,
>
> bertagaz@??? wrote (17 Dec 2013 11:44:11 GMT) :
> >> > Doesn't piping it to Mutt work?
> >> >
> >> > monkeysign currently being command-line only, I was thinking more of
> >> > Mutt users than Claws Mail's ones when I thought we wanted this in
> >> > Tails. Hopefully this will change at some point.
>
> > I've tried that, but couldn't find a way to have it working. That was a
> > short session though, I might have missed something.
>
> Ah crap, so I've really had you merge something that is *far* from
> being usable out-of-the-box. Still, I think it makes sense to ship it,
> at least for a while, for the reasons I've given previously.

Yep, that's why I merged it.

> I've just reported this problem upstream.

Being the one that raised the issue. I could have done that myself after
our discussion. Credits, etc...

> >> Note that monkeysign also includes and graphical tool for fingerprint
> >> scanning: monkeyscan; with QR codes and all :)
>
> > Which doesn't work in Tails, as we don't ship the recommends of monkeysign
> > (python-qrencode, python-gtk2, python-zbar, python-zbarpygtk).
>
> My intent was to ship these packages in Tails, and it was a mistake
> from my part to act as if we installed Recommends by default: before
> I uploaded these packages to Debian backport, I've verified that each
> of these packages as available in Squeeze. I'll submit a branch that
> installs all that stuff, as it was part of what convinced me it was
> worth shipping monkeysign at all.

Ok, I'll stay tuned, but might not be able to test this fancy feature
*that* extensively (meaning I'll probably just check that the UI starts).

> > Not sure if it is that usefull in Tails' usecase though (like, not
> > running on a mobile platform).
>
> Most laptops have a camera these days. Making fingerprint verification
> easier is (part of) what makes monkeysign potentially more relevant
> than caff.

Yeah, sorry I have hard time thinking about people showing themselves
their laptop that way, but why not.

bert.