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README: add warning about internet access #596

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@philips philips commented Nov 20, 2024

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gitsign differs from GPG in that it requires an internet access on every commit. This breaks the git model of working offline. So, probably worth calling out.

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cpanato commented Nov 21, 2024

thanks @philips can you please sign the DCO

gitsign differs from GPG in that it requires an internet access on every
commit. This breaks the git model of working offline. So, probably worth
calling out.

Signed-off-by: Brandon Philips <[email protected]>
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philips commented Nov 21, 2024

@cpanato signed DCO



# Warning: Setting this will make git commit/tag reliant on internet.
# Alternatively, don't use these settings and add the -S flag instead.
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The -S flag for commits will still rely on the internet, no? I wonder if this message belongs elsewhere more prominently for gitsign use as a whole?

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Yeah, explaining that every signed commit now reaches out to the internet might be worth mentioning somewhere. I had setup this setting and then couldn't figure out why commits were happening so slowly.

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perhaps adding some text in the signing commits and signing tags sections makes sense? https://github.com/sigstore/gitsign/blob/main/README.md?plain=1#L115

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