GnuPG 2.4.4 still using legacy packets?

Robert J. Hansen rjh at sixdemonbag.org
Wed Nov 12 03:48:54 CET 2025


> To me, and I believe most people, "obsolete" does *not* mean "we can 
> drop support right now".  It just means it is time to deprecate it.  The 
> way that happens for wire formats (at least those who have a version 
> marker) is always the same:

 From Merriam-Webster's online dictionary:

"obsolete: no longer in use or no longer useful."

Yes, if something is obsolete it is to be dropped. You are confusing 
obsolete with obsolescent:

"obsolescent: going out of use : becoming obsolete"

If it's obsolescent, deprecate it. If it's obsolete, get rid of it.

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