From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 12:08:24 +0800
To: cypherpunks@ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Subject: Re: PGP bought by McAfee (fwd)
Message-ID: <199712020406.WAA08495@einstein.ssz.com>
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[Identities removed to protect the innocent]

Forwarded message:

> >Does anyone know how this will affect PGP's:
> >security, commitment to no-GAK, Founder (P. Zimmerman), the continuation
> >of the PGP product line?
> >
> >I heard that McAfee's PCCrypto product will still be sold by NETA as a
> >retail product, (are they considering 
> >incorperating the 2 together and just using PGP's team for R&D?)
> >
> Even more basic questions:  Will NETA release source code?  Will they
> continue to develop freeware versions of PGP?  What conections does NETA
> have to S/MIME?  What happens to licensing of things like PGPsdk and the
> freeware versions of PGP?  Will PGP be seen as a "dead-end" product by
> potential new users.  What will happen to Open-PGP email encryption
> standard?
> 
> This is not good.

What's the matter? Finding a free market economy monopolize right in front
of your eyes just a tad uncomfortable?

Cyber-anarchy in action...


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