CLA problem +

[Karl Larsen]

Vladimir Kosovac wrote:
> Karl, if you specify -a option as well, you should end up with .asc file
> produced, ie:
>
> 1] open terminal and cd to the directory where you saved the .txt attachment
>
> 2] gpg -a --sign fedora-icla-karl.txt
> 3] fedora-icla-karl.txt.asc should now be in the same directory
>
> Vladimir
>
>
>
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>>    I have been looking at what has been happening and decided to see
>> where I got my information on your web site. Below are where I found
>> instructions for getting a key:
>>
>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/UsingGpg/CreatingKeys
>>
>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/AccountSystem/CLAHowTo
>>
>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Join
>>
>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Join/CheckList
>>
>>    Next I want to check out the CLA problem because it can be that this
>> problem is a BUG for Fedora 8. Since most of you got this step done with
>> zero trouble on earlier versions of Fedora it smells like something
>> changed.
>>
>>    Well you ask for and get a file attached to an email that is:
>>
>> fedora-icla-karl.txt
>> and you are instructed to write:
>>
>>    If you agree to these terms and conditions, type "I agree" here: I agree
>>    Enter your full name here: Karl Larsen
>>    Signing code: 6314c512cb565e955aec16204c1fad48
>>    E-mail: k5di at zianet.com
>>    Date: 2007-12-18 17:00:49.46
>>
>> As you can see I did that. Then your supposed to sign this file with
>> your GPG key using a gpg call. Here is what happened.
>>
>>    At first it would error out with a complaint that a default was
>> wrong. This went on for some time but then it seemed to work. It asked
>> me for my password which I gave it and it made a new file that looks
>> like this:
>>
>> fedora-icla-karl.txt.gpg
>>
>> This file is not what Fedora wants. I sent it in and it sent an error
>> email back. This file is a binary file now and I have no way to read it.
>>
>>    The file that is expected is fedora-icla-karl.asc but on F8 I don't
>> get that.
>>
>>    A question. Does anyone get the desired file on F8? This might be
>> another problem.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>>     
>
>   
    Another plan to get your CLA accepted. It says in 
fedora-icla-karl.txt that I can send them a signed pdf file. As it 
happens Gedit has a way to make a pdf of my file so I did it and sent it 
to there legal address.

Karl

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