From: John Young <jya@pipeline.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 94 15:44:50 PDT
To: sandfort@crl.com
Subject: Re: BSD random() - any good (source included)
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Responding to msg by sandfort@crl.com (Sandy Sandfort) on Fri, 
8 Jul  3:0  PM

>Not a flame here, but a slight difference of opinion.  
>The admonition,  "Cypherpunks write code," should be 
>taken metaphorically.  I think "to  write code" means 
>to take unilateral effective action as an individual. 
>That may mean writing actual code, but it could also 
>mean dumpster diving  at Mycrotronx and anonymously 
>releasing the recovered information.  It  could also 
>mean creating an offshore digital bank.  Don't get too 
>literal  on us here.  What is important is that 
>Cypherpunks take personal  responsibility for 
>empowering themselves against threats to privacy. 


Well said.

John