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The pandemic has changed many things in our communities, even though distance
has always played a big role in free software development. Annual in-person
gatherings for conferences and the like are generally paused at the moment,
but even after travel and congregating become reasonable again,
face-to-face meetings may be less frequent. There are both positives and
negatives to that outcome, of course, but some rethinking will be in order
if that comes to pass. The process of key signing is something that may need
to change as well; the Debian project, which uses signed keys,
has been discussing the subject.