Break backwards compatibility

[Michael Kesper]

Hi Mark,

Am Dienstag, den 22.05.2018, 02:25 +0100 schrieb Mark Rousell:
> On 21/05/2018 08:53, Michael Kesper wrote:
> > I think it might be best to put that functionality into a separate
> > GnuPG version called gpg-legacy.
> > Make it clear in all man pages of this tool, the --version and --
> > help
> > options that this only exists to decrypt existing but now obsolete
> > encrypted material and that it can't be used to create such
> > material
> > anymore.
>  
> Seems reasonable to me, although does GnuPG 1.x already effectively
> fulfil that role?

Yes, did read so after writing my mail. :)

Michael
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