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1997-09-03 - Re: Things we should be working on…

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From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
To: Robert Hettinga <cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
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UTC Datetime: 1997-09-03 03:26:01 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 11:26:01 +0800

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From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 11:26:01 +0800
To: Robert Hettinga <cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Subject: Re: Things we should be working on...
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At 6:25 PM -0700 9/2/97, Robert Hettinga wrote:

>So, Tim, does this mean that you're now willing to fund development of any
>of those things?
...
>In other words, if you want to see it, Tim, and you can't build it
>yourself, hire it built, and see if it sells. It's risky, any investment
>is, but given your past financial success, you're demonstrably clueful
>enough to get a good return for any investment you make in cryptography.
>

Sorry I "donated" my time making up this list, given the messages I'm
seeing and the private chastisements of me for daring to suggest.
Apparently some of you think that only full-time C or Java programmers are
qualified to make suggestions.

And spare me the lectures on Capitalism 101.


--Tim May


There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws.
Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!"
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