1997-11-01 - PGPsdk is out, but not for free

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From: phelix@vallnet.com
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
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UTC Datetime: 1997-11-01 18:33:29 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 02:33:29 +0800

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From: phelix@vallnet.com
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 02:33:29 +0800
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Subject: PGPsdk is out, but not for free
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First, PGPsdk has been released:

	http://www.pgp.com/sdk/

The bad news:  the licensing fees are so high that there will be no
freeware or shareware applications using it.  Here's an example of the
licensing:

License Plan #1

                            Authentication, Encryption/Decryption,
                            PGP/MIME, Key Management:  $25,000 advance on
royalties + 2% of product revenues (minimum $1 per client and $35 per
server) 

Add Certificate Server Integration: 
                                          $5,000 advance on royalties 

Support/Upgrades 
                            (includes email support by a trained
                            developer support technician) 
                            $1,500 per year + 15% of royalty payments 


Oh well, back to hacking an interface to PGPtray.

-- Phelix






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