[python-committers] echosign

[Brian Curtin]

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net> wrote:
>> I applaud the foundation for getting an electronic signature method in
>> place.
>>
>> However, I have to say that to my mind echosign is nothing more than
>> "authentication theater", and I wonder if it is going to make us look
>> more than a bit clueless to the tech community.  I'm surprised that
>> a lawyer would consider a "signature" generated from typed text to be
>> useful for anything.  If you are are going to accept the typed signature,
>> just accept the typed signature.
>
> I don't know what this is talking about. Is there an announcement somewhere I
> missed? Or has the PSF declared announcements to be old-fashionable and
> despicable?

Sorry I didn't send the email at the exact same time as the blog posts
that I had scheduled. You'll find out what we're talking about in some
form or fashion at some point today.