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diff --git a/tags/o/openpgp-file-has-implementation-specific-extension.tag b/tags/o/openpgp-file-has-implementation-specific-extension.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..854e702 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/o/openpgp-file-has-implementation-specific-extension.tag @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +Tag: openpgp-file-has-implementation-specific-extension +Severity: pedantic +Check: files/openpgp +Explanation: The package includes an OpenPGP file with an implementation + specific extension such as <code>.gpg</code>, instead of the more correct + and neutral <code>.pgp</code>. + . + The specification for this format is called OpenPGP, and the extension name + that is short and considered implementation neutral is <code>.pgp</code>. + While currently the GnuPG project is widely used and one of the most known + OpenPGP implementations, using an extension after its name is detrimental + to other alternative implementations, when a better more neutral name can + be used instead. + . + Note that many of these files are referenced externally, and as such should + be considered an interface. Make sure to create backward compatibility + symlinks for a smooth transition. +See-Also: + https://www.openpgp.org/, + https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4880 |