[python-committers] echosign

[Jesse Noller]

On Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10:24 AM, R. David Murray wrote:

> I applaud the foundation for getting an electronic signature method in
> place.
> 
> However, I have to say that to my mind echosign is nothing more than
> "authentication theater", and I wonder if it is going to make us look
> more than a bit clueless to the tech community. I'm surprised that
> a lawyer would consider a "signature" generated from typed text to be
> useful for anything. If you are are going to accept the typed signature,
> just accept the typed signature.
> 
> I was asked to sign a legal document I cared about that way once and I refused.
> 
> At least there's a way to upload a real signature.
> 
> --David
You mean like OpenStack who also uses this? And Opscode, Eucalyptus, and others?