1997-03-25 - Re: Analysis of proposed UK ban on use of non-escrowed crypto.

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1997-03-25 03:30:56 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:30:56 -0800 (PST)

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:30:56 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Analysis of proposed UK ban on use of non-escrowed crypto.
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"Timothy C. May" <tcmay@got.net> writes:
> (I could go on and cite dozens of examples. Did ASCII need the "force of
> law" to  make it a better standard? Did the government have to certify,
> license, and regulate the makers of various implmentations of computer
> languages? And so on.)

Bad example, Timmy.  I used to hang out with the standards people and
yes, a lot of government purchases (both US and non-US) are mandated
to comply with ANSI and ISO standards, which is why vendors push so hard
to have their implementation declared the standard. Yes, U.S.Gov't does
buy certified ANSI C, Fortran, etc compilers, not to mention ADA.

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
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