Which GPG version?

[Peter Lebbing]

On 01/08/16 17:54, whitey at mixnym.net wrote:
> I see that there are three versions of GnuPG available. Assuming no hardware
> constraints, is there any reason to choose Classic 1.4 or Stable 2.0 instead
> of Modern 2.1?  It appears to do everything the others can and more.

I think usually the constraints are software constraints. But 1.4 might be more
appropriate in for instance a headless server. I suppose that counts as a
hardware constraint indeed :-).

I'd say, go for 2.1. I think 2.0 is more for people who wish to stick to 2.0 for
whatever reason. If you don't have any particular motivation to use 2.0 or 1.4,
you should go for 2.1.

HTH,

Peter.

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