GnuTLS for paranoid

[Ethan Blanton]

Hans Peter spake unto us the following wisdom:
> How can I get GnuTLS on Windows without compiling 
> pidgin myself? What's it all about GnuTLS by the way. Heard about it the first 
> time reading the build information. It says 'GnuTLS:Disabled', and I don't like 
> disabled ... If this is more securen than what I'm using now, then I want it - 
> cause I am paranoid. 		 	   		  

You're not paranoid, you're confused.  GnuTLS would give you no
functionality that you do not already have.  It is an alternate SSL
implementation, not a *better* SSL implementation, and Pidgin can use
only one SSL implementation at a time anyway.

Ethan

-- 
The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws [that have no remedy
for evils].  They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor
determined to commit crimes.
		-- Cesare Beccaria, "On Crimes and Punishments", 1764
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