PGP and GnuPG specifications

[Jacob Bachmeyer]

On 5/7/26 17:44, Loup Vaillant wrote:
>> However, one thing is a specification and the other thing is running
>> code.
>
> Wait a minute, are you saying that running code comes first, and specs 
> are meant to play catch up?  At the beginning of the standardisation 
> process that makes a ton of sense, but once the standard is 
> established, it should take precedence.
>
> Now in 2026, the onus is on GnuPG to follow OpenPGP,
> the same way GCC is complying to the C and C++ standards.

My understanding is that there exists an OpenPGP v5 ("LibrePGP") and 
OpenPGP v6 ("OpenPGP", the latest RFC); GnuPG currently implements v4 
and v5 with no current plans to support v6 while others are implementing 
v4 and v6 with no plans to support v5.


-- Jacob